The Unusual Courtship Rituals of Kichidere is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, enslaved workforce, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate population of 8.898 billion Kichidereans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 39.8%.

The very strong Kichiderean economy, worth 720 trillion lire a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 80,906 lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 271,310 per year while the poor average 17,912, a ratio of 15.1 to 1.

Extreme hiring regulations mean a job in Kichidere is often a lifetime appointment, government popup ads are springing up like weeds, all beauty contests have been banned, and black gold is looking more brown these days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kichidere's national animal is the crocodile, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Kichidere is ranked 273,782^nd in the world and 3^rd in TheNewPersianEmpire for Rudest Citizens, with 18.72 insults per minute.