The Republic of Kivu XV is a massive, pleasant nation, notable for its closed borders, enslaved workforce, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 2.889 billion Kivu XVians 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 Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.9%.

The strong Kivu XVian economy, worth 170 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 large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. 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 59,093 rubles, with the richest citizens earning 9.9 times as much as the poorest.

Talking during class is a gateway to lifelong drug addiction, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, farmers sing lullabies to soothe their livestock to sleep, and sneezing pedestrians are grabbed by alley-lurking doctors. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kivu XV's national animal is the eagle.

Kivu XV is ranked 129,089^th in the world and 20^th in Fukuoka for Highest Average Incomes, with 59,093.73 Standard Monetary Units.