The Amazing Diving Bird of The Amazing Kingfisher is a colossal, pleasant nation, ruled by Alcedinidae with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 6.981 billion Amazing Kingfisherians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Perch. The average income tax rate is 6.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Amazing Kingfisherian economy, worth 341 trillion Fish a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Soda Sales. Average income is 48,880 Fish, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Alcedinidae claims tax rises are the result of 'curses', The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been banned for advocating gluttony, policemen regularly conduct midnight raids on closed donut shops to 'collect evidence', and several inches are being added to first class seating. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. The Amazing Kingfisher's national animal is the Fish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Birdism.

The Amazing Kingfisher is ranked 184,675^th in the world and 2^nd in The Bird Sanctuary for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.04 law-abiding acts per hour.