The Democratic Republic of Kobagia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Gabriel Anthony Losde Bisar with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, infamous sell-swords, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 7.218 billion Kobagians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Merrdelle. The average income tax rate is 83.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kobagian economy, worth 657 trillion Bagynos a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is 91,051 Bagynos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Creating cardboard imitations of missiles is a new top-secret military project, the flight attendant who draws the short straw is on "cockpit bucket duty", the suicide rate mysteriously skyrockets during census years, and the prevalence of circular logic frequently renders parliamentary observers dizzy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kobagia's national animal is the Kobagian tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholic and Kobagian Christianism.

Kobagia is ranked 29,999^th in the world and 1,007^th in The North Pacific for Highest Economic Output, with 657 trillion Standard Monetary Units.