The Most Serene Republic of Columbiqash is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by President Maya Mayor with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and national health service. The compassionate, cheerful population of 10.113 billion Vinisquishes are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bluff Creek. The average income tax rate is 97.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Columbiqashian economy, worth a remarkable 1,750 trillion footprints a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 173,090 footprints, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps, and roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Columbiqash's national animal is the Bigfoot, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Columbiqash is ranked 148,980^th in the world and 107^th in Forest for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 761 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.