The Holy Empire of Kachikawawa is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 174 million Kachikawawans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 60.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Kachikawawan economy, worth 10.9 trillion Guardivaris a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,716 Guardivaris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

School uniforms are compulsory, religious turf wars have caused frustrated police to pray for divine intervention, nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, and bins outnumber trees in city parks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kachikawawa's national animal is the snoring hummingbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kachikawawa is ranked 4,281^st in the world and 65^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 7,850.41 on the Hickory Productivity Index.