Otanga

Verified member of the Nations of Saint Joan of Arc (School Community)

The Free Land of Otanga is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 98 million Otangans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 15.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Otangan economy, worth 5.22 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. Average income is 53,283 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, lines of trenches demarcate the nation's borders, and the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Otangan radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Otanga's national animal is the Duck, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Free Land of Otanga Frëë Lænd ôf Œtåñgä
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Paix – Travail – Patrie" (French) "Peace – Work – Fatherland"
Anthem:  "Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (French)" O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers a
Capital	Yaoundé
Largest city	Douala
Official languages	French English
Ethnic groups	31% Cameroon Highlanders 19% Equatorial Bantu 11% Kirdi 10% Fulani 8% Northwestern Bantu 7% Eastern Nigritic 13% other African <1% non-African
Demonym(s)	Cameroonian
Government	Republic
• President	Paul Biya
• Prime Minister	Philémon Yang
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence from France
• Declared	1 January 1960
• Annexation of former British Cameroons	1 October 1961
Area
• Total	475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) (54th)
• Water (%)	1.3
Population
• July 2012 estimate	20,129,878 (58th)
• 2005 census	17,463,836
• Density	39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167th)
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$47.251 billion
• Per capita	$2,257
GDP (nominal)	2011 estimate
• Total	$25.759 billion
• Per capita	$1,230
Gini (2001)	44.6 medium
HDI (2011)	0.482 low (150th)
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (not observed)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+237
Internet TLD	.cm
These are the titles as given in the Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon, Article X. The French version of the song is sometimes called Chant de Ralliement, as in National Anthems of the World; and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61.