The Mercantile Plutocracy of Kol Vatum is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Chancellor Octavian Caesar with an iron fist, and notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 969 million Vatumis are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurora City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Kol Vatumian economy, worth 162 trillion kruges a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 167,204 kruges, with the richest citizens earning 7.6 times as much as the poorest.

Whales in captivity live in little more than glorified goldfish bowls, dessert dishes make up the Kol Vatumian breakfast menu, enemy agents are generally eliminated with extreme prejudice, and Chancellor Octavian Caesar shot first. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kol Vatum's national animal is the raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Kol Vatum is ranked 255,534^th in the world and 748^th in Concord for Safest, scoring 15.89 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.