The Free Cities of Kautas is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by First Arbiter Cael Virex with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, digital currency, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 9.98 billion Kautasians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Environment, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aureaxis. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Kautasian economy, worth a remarkable 2,166 trillion Lumens a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 217,117 Lumens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Keeping the lights on keeps the lights on for increasing amounts of Kautasians, schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students, raccoons are plump and satiated, and conversion therapy coupons are a popular present for coming of age ceremonies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kautas's national animal is the Gargyl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Lux Communis.

Kautas is ranked 9,158^th in the world and 39^th in Fifth Empire for Highest Average Incomes, with 217,117.09 Standard Monetary Units.