The Chief Consul of Consul Kivu is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, soft-spoken computers, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed population of 1.274 billion Consul Kivuans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 23.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Consul Kivuan economy, worth 52.4 trillion rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 41,125 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

APCs on school runs disgorge kids via assault ramps, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, and the military's newest toy broadcasts Consul Kivu's anthem on hostile frequencies to drive enemies insane. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Consul Kivu's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Consul Kivu is ranked 305,456^th in the world and 104^th in Fukuoka for Most Patriotic, with 1.42 flags saluted per person per day.