The Holy Empire of Otfes is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Air Learner with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, rampant corporate plagiarism, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.502 billion Otfesians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Krustopol. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Otfesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,401 trillion emeralds a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 254,791 emeralds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Asthmatics can now suffer the effects of polluting chimneys from further away than ever before, the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, the endangered saltwater humpback phantom is only seen in captivity programs, and fitness to teach sport is proven by urinating the furthest up a wall. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Otfes's national animal is the phantom, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ortodox Christianity.

Otfes is ranked 4,254^th in the world and 1^st in Imperial Security Alliance for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 96.2 Effective Tax Rate.