The United Kingdom of KyoStantanople is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Corbin Isomov with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 9.702 billion KyoStantanopleans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kyostantable. The average income tax rate is 70.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient KyoStantanoplean economy, worth a remarkable 2,849 trillion Fillas a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 293,725 Fillas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Prison is a nightmare, news headlines suggest that Corbin Isomov has a sideline in guinea pig pimping, the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air, and the running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. KyoStantanople's national animal is the Unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Aethism.

KyoStantanople is ranked 5,385^th in the world and 416^th in Lazarus for Most Corrupt Governments, with 216.7 kickbacks per hour.