The Free Land of Kulkienland is a small, genial nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 32 million Kulkians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, although Healthcare, Education, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and Law & Order are ignored. The average income tax rate is 15.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Kulkian economy, worth 1.27 trillion kulks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,667 kulks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, surveillance cameras are banned, a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, and Kulkienland's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Kulkienland's national animal is the bison, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Kulkienland is ranked 148,831^st in the world and 1^st in the kulkien family for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 736.89 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.