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The Holy Empire of Kusaca is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Reginald Karbunkle with an iron fist, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, frequent executions, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.4 billion Kusacans are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important, while Welfare and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tundoria Citadel. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 63.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Kusacan economy, worth a remarkable 2,529 trillion kusacs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 341,766 kusacs, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,637,051 per year while the poor average 41,752, a ratio of 39.2 to 1.

Twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes, former public radio talk pundits are being deployed to front line war zones, top gamblers bet against seedy hoopers, and drawing men's naughty bits isn't considered to be art. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kusaca's national animal is the jackalope, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Holy Order of the CHBWSL.

Kusaca is ranked 308,946^th in the world and 191^st in The Kodiak Republic for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -14.49 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.