The Defender of Kivu 2 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, ban on automobiles, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed population of 2.758 billion Kivu 2ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 23.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Kivu 2ian economy, worth 326 trillion florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Tourism, Gambling, Trout Farming, and Soda Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 118,331 florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The same 2758 social media bloggers always loudly and immediately agree with Leader's every word on Twitcher, the relatives of suicide victims tend to be angry rather than sad, elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, and pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Kivu 2's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kivu 2 is ranked 272,897^th in the world and 5,076^th in Artificial Solar System for Nicest Citizens, with 0.52 average smiles per day.