The Republic of Kairood is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Nicholas Andrew Kendra with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, conspicuous electricity pylons, and frequent executions. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 8.684 billion Kairoodians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Linville. The average income tax rate is 81.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kairoodian economy, worth a remarkable 1,446 trillion Kairoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 166,528 Kairoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government subsidises medicines of mass destruction, money can't buy you love but you can purchase a reasonable approximation of it, 100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past, and muggers are complimented on their enterprising spirit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kairood's national animal is the Capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is None.

Kairood is ranked 165,719^th in the world and 74^th in Federation Of Sovereign States for Largest Black Market, with 898 billion Standard Monetary Units.