The United Republic of Kolm is a titanic, genial nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, absence of drug laws, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 21.262 billion Kolmarians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Talchor. The average income tax rate is 89.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Kolmarian economy, worth a remarkable 1,811 trillion barres a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is 85,214 barres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong, politicians tend to jump ship to whichever party is currently leading in the polls, and pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kolm's national animal is the great-tailed grackle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kolm is ranked 10,467^th in the world and 2^nd in The Straw Hat Pirates for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 89.37 Effective Tax Rate.