The Holy Empire of Kydane is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 115 million Kydaneans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 14.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Kydanean economy, worth 6.46 trillion berrieses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 56,216 berrieses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, surveillance cameras are banned, and taxpayer money is hard at work exorcizing laundry. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kydane's national animal is the bat.

Kydane is ranked 57,837^th in the world and 12^th in Mauravia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,828.36 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.