The Imperial Reich of Kilkvo is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Aaron Courier with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 21.474 billion Kilkvoans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Volangrad. The average income tax rate is 7.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Kilkvoan economy, worth a remarkable 7,683 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 357,810 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

It's illegal to be caught on tape, bloodthirsty zealots regularly participate in the Friday Night Stoning of Adulterers, a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, and the "do ya feel lucky, punk?" scene is on the core syllabus at the National Police Academy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kilkvo's national animal is the Imperial Griffon Vulture, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Kilkvo is ranked 2,370^th in the world and 50^th in the Pacific for Safest, scoring 144.54 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.