The Dictatorship of Kingdom of Octocross is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 397 million Octocrossians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.7%.

The powerhouse Octocrossian economy, worth 37.7 trillion perpers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,954 perpers, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Babies are increasingly seen as a luxury, anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card, a shocking number of estate planners are beneficiaries of their clients' wills, and ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kingdom of Octocross's national animal is the octopus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Kingdom of Octocross is ranked 233,898^th in the world and 10^th in Byzantion for Largest Populations, with 397 million capita.