The Republic of Byzkorda is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, pith helmet sales, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.599 billion Byzkordans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 35.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Byzkordan economy, worth a remarkable 2,094 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 197,574 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

There's sophisticated talk of revolution within the ever-expanding mining colonies, Byzkordans incessantly needle their doctors for relief, organ donation is compulsory, and government buildings are being cleansed of anything that might have racist connotations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Byzkorda's national animal is the unicorn, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Byzkorda is ranked 17,928^th in the world and 1,200^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 91.47 law-abiding acts per hour.