The Mathsmen of Otto schmidt is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its triple-decker prams, smutty television, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 6.518 billion Otto schmidtians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 51.7%.

The powerhouse Otto schmidtian economy, worth 497 trillion rubles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,341 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government seizes all major gold finds, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, strange looking men with big red noses are found hiding behind bushes and inside dustbins, and standing on one leg in public is a criminal offence. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Otto schmidt's national animal is the squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Otto schmidt is ranked 155,050^th in the world and 1,809^th in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.6 law-abiding acts per hour.