The Grand Republic of Kolatis is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Edmund Johnson with a fair hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 6.349 billion Kolatisians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kolatisburg. The average income tax rate is 17.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Kolatisian economy, worth 479 trillion Kols a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,508 Kols, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nose plugs are the latest Kolatisian fashion accessory, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, it is said that the captain goes down with the ship but ecological protection goes up, and conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kolatis's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kolatis is ranked 143,136^th in the world and 86^th in United Democratic Nations for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.67 law-abiding acts per hour.