The Free Land of Kaplaria is a small, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 45 million Kaplarians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 57.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Kaplarian economy, worth 815 billion guilders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 18,129 guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Education is transforming people into first-rate snobs, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, and children are disappointed to learn that cavemen never had a yabba-dabba-doo time riding dinosaurs to work. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kaplaria's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kaplaria is ranked 68,856^th in the world and 292^nd in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 444.62 on the Clooney Contribution Index.