The Confederacy of Kholaska is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its burgeoning crocodile population. The cynical population of 5.424 billion Kholaskans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 35.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Kholaskan economy, worth 188 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 34,737 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kholaska's national animal is the crocodile.

Kholaska is ranked 182,458^th in the world and 1^st in Cookies for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 42 on the Kitten Softness Rating.