The Republic of Kanshen is a huge, safe nation, notable for its spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 862 million Kanshenians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 22.3%.

The Kanshenian economy, worth 44.1 trillion kaos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is 51,113 kaos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

New funding allows inner city teachers to replace school laptops almost as fast as they get stolen, contestants on Kanshen's Got Talent are screened by the government to make sure that they actually have talent, life expectancy is way down but posthuman perfectionism is way up, and patriotic parents remind their children to drink plenty of water. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kanshen's national animal is the fox.

Kanshen is ranked 127,152^nd in the world and 10^th in Badlands Frontier for Safest, scoring 72.23 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.