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The State of Kasbafield is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 33.566 billion Kasbafieldians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Industry, although Education and Welfare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Law & Order receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The very strong Kasbafieldian economy, worth a remarkable 1,518 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 45,244 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 307,609 per year while the poor average 2,431, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Education and welfare spending are on the rise, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and Kasbafield has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Kasbafield's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Kasbafield is ranked 202,150^th in the world and 561^st in State for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -1.5 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.