The United States of KashikoiIchi is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 2.894 billion KashikoiIchians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.6%.

The frighteningly efficient KashikoiIchian economy, worth 366 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 126,696 dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 808,777 per year while the poor average 8,152, a ratio of 99.2 to 1.

One man's trash is another company's tax break, many whiskies taste suspiciously like automobile radiators, hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have, and the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. KashikoiIchi's national animal is the swan, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

KashikoiIchi is ranked 4,930^th in the world and 147^th in The North Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 26.51 Obesity Rate.