The Federation of Chanku is a titanic, cultured nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.83 billion Chankuans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 51.2%.

The thriving Chankuan economy, worth 928 trillion Pesos a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,669 Pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

You can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, death is nobody's business, teenagers sit around on their butts all day, and it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chanku's national animal is the Zebra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Rhazanism.

Chanku is ranked 34,316^th in the world and 221^st in the Plains of Perdition for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 50.37 on the Kitten Softness Rating.