The Commonwealth of Koscilia is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed population of 18 million Koscilians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 44.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The weak Koscilian economy, worth 616 billion Kenars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 34,240 Kenars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every workday begins with group therapy, students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face, and no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Koscilia's national animal is the Der Eleonorenfalke, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Koscilia is ranked 147,569^th in the world and 2,150^th in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,064.31 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.