The Republic of Kahlua is a large, cultured nation, notable for its burgeoning Calico population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 79 million Kahluans 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 Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Kahluan economy, worth 4.05 trillion Dios a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 51,244 Dios, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The diplomatic corps stinks, prisons are filled with the cackles and sobs of a deranged inmate population, short shrift is being given to applications for political asylum from illegal immigrants, and claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kahlua's national animal is the Calico, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Kahlua is ranked 33,661^st in the world and 1,212^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.44 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.