The State of Ku is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of public education, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 16.628 billion Kuans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The very strong Kuan economy, worth 573 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 34,462 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 234,301 per year while the poor average 1,851, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary and Ku has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Ku's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ku is ranked 184,324^th in the world and 169^th in Omega Prime for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 49.5 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.