The Commonwealth of New Octicarg is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, democratic population of 158 million New Octicargians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 43.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong New Octicargian economy, worth 11.3 trillion galleons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is 71,349 galleons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Interest in globalism never flags, extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, and tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Octicarg's national animal is the octopus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

New Octicarg is ranked 101,149^th in the world and 4,871^st in The North Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 31.57 on the Hayek Index.