The United States of Kappacon is a titanic, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 15.157 billion Kappaconians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mirinae. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Kappaconian economy, worth a remarkable 4,962 trillion Won a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 327,429 Won, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Kappaconian government is the world's largest NGO, the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy, lavish state dinners in Mirinae are the state's leading budgetary expenditure, and at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Leader's wardrobe. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kappacon's national animal is the Siberian Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Kappacon is ranked 88^th in the world and 5^th in The North Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 22,986.97 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.