The Empire of Occurta is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism, strictly enforced bedtime, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.126 billion Northmen 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of London. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Anglo-Norse economy, worth 127 trillion Crown Sterlings a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 113,070 Crown Sterlings, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 437,248 per year while the poor average 20,063, a ratio of 21.8 to 1.

School careers advisors often recommend jobs in telecommunications, the new intercity submarine SSN Orca Warrior instills terror in claustrophobic travellers, families consisting of more than three people are forced to split up, and rich people sell their mansions to pay for endless rows of mobile homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Occurta's national animal is the Orca, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Occurta is ranked 313,124^th in the world and 4^th in Das Imperiale Reich for Nicest Citizens, with 0.61 average smiles per day.