The Democratic Republic of Kyriarsk is a small, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 36 million Kyrians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 77.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Kyriarskian economy, worth 630 billion Kyrian Gold Standards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 17,510 Kyrian Gold Standards, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them, the nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters, power to the people comes from the barrel of a gun, and ghost regiments exist only on paper. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kyriarsk's national animal is the Blackbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kyriarsk is ranked 40,657^th in the world and 819^th in The Communist Bloc for Safest, scoring 105.6 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.