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The Colony of Kochab is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Legate Alicent MacMillen with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 8.424 billion Kochabians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mason. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.6%.

The strong Kochabian economy, worth 583 trillion denaris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Retail. Average income is 69,236 denaris, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them, the nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, bouncers at the door of the sweet shop warn five-year-olds not to cause trouble, and neon signs promoting safe driving often distract drivers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kochab's national animal is the devilfish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Tellurism.

Kochab is ranked 260,793^rd in the world and 1^st in Osirus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -3.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.