The United Republics of Abskosmos is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Chancellor Walter Schneider with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.311 billion Kosmians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Munich. The average income tax rate is 76.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kosmian economy, worth 147 trillion Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 112,734 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking, one does not simply walk into the tundra, polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums, and to say that military robots are inclined towards violence is offensive. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Abskosmos's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Abskosmos is ranked 24,509^th in the world and 876^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 86.32 law-abiding acts per hour.