The Most Venerable Polis of Ortigia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Delegates of the Council of Ten with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.003 billion Ortigians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aretusa. The average income tax rate is 83.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ortigian economy, worth 113 trillion Drachmas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 113,463 Drachmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, re-education centers are being added to most prisons, scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new, and citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ortigia's national animal is the Aquila, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ortigia is ranked 9,376^th in the world and 185^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,654.68 pounds of wildlife per square mile.