The Federal Republic of New Kios is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Assembly Speaker Buckley with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and digital currency. The compassionate population of 5.837 billion Kiosians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Edge of Noatak. The average income tax rate is 80.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Kiosian economy, worth 695 trillion Units a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 119,103 Units, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

"Assembly Speaker Buckley got your tongue?" has become a popular idiom, excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, the military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds, and digital novelty coins make for surprising vanguards of the revolution. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Kios's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

New Kios is ranked 13,495^th in the world and 801^st in Lazarus for Highest Food Quality, scoring 141.52 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.