The Emerald Republic of Kilkire is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Michael R Faxx with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.792 billion Kilkirians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lemrock. The average income tax rate is 75.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Kilkirian economy, worth 426 trillion Beres a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 152,613 Beres, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

The number of deaths due to poor fungus identification is mushrooming, politicians accost strangers in the street to ask their problems, search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards, and the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Kilkirian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity. Crime is totally unknown. Kilkire's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Kilkire is ranked 6,180^th in the world and 173^rd in The East Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 90.93 on the Human Development Index.