The Kingdom of Koponeronch is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 526 million Kiponians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Skopje. The average income tax rate is 57.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Koponeronchian economy, worth 34.4 trillion Kipons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 65,406 Kipons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, the Koponeronchian Intelligence Agency has put 'Project Quantum Refrigerator' on hold indefinitely, discarded pennies litter the streets, and starving citizens are offered nuclear pasta. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Koponeronch's national animal is the Seagull, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Koponeronch is ranked 256,803^rd in the world and 73^rd in Astellaria for Nicest Citizens, with 8.98 average smiles per day.