The Republic of K 5 is a mid-sized, orderly nation, renowned for its lack of airports, ban on automobiles, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 97 million K 5ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, although Defense, Industry, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 53.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case K 5ian economy, worth 587 billion candy cane gold bars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Cheese Exports. 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 6,051 candy cane gold bars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Chipped paint can see a building condemned, the people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli, the government burgles the houses of holidaying citizens, and it is illegal to carry an umbrella when the official weather forecast predicts a sunny day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. K 5's national animal is the bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

K 5 is ranked 275,562^nd in the world and 4^th in Freyaria for Nicest Citizens, with 1.34 average smiles per day.