The Queen's State of Chirikov is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of public education and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 24.284 billion Chirikovians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The minute, moralistic government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.7%.

The thriving Chirikovian economy, worth 533 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is highly specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 21,950 betales, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Chirikov's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Chirikov is ranked 260,427^th in the world and 3^rd in Managua for Lowest Crime Rates, with 45.98 law-abiding acts per hour.