The Kingdom of Kazdestan is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Leopold II with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.346 billion Kazdestanians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Regiaeopolis. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Kazdestanian economy, worth 338 trillion Marks a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,201 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visiting the best Kazdestanian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file, defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were, calling dibs is an unalienable right, and news headlines suggest that King Leopold II has a sideline in guinea pig pimping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kazdestan's national animal is the Sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kazdestan is ranked 19,144^th in the world and 329^th in Europe for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 53.38 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.