The Final Reprieve of Kainin is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Rainin with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, complete lack of prisons, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 5.473 billion Paths hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Regalia. The average income tax rate is 90.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Paths economy, worth a remarkable 1,049 trillion Candle Waxes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 191,704 Candle Waxes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news, the word "sexagenarian" has taken on a whole new meaning, a mushroom a day keeps the sadness away, and compass sales have gone south. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kainin's national animal is the Christmas Bat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Athyism.

Kainin is ranked 27,823^rd in the world and 571^st in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 88.77 law-abiding acts per hour.