The March of Kolch is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Laurent Mast with an iron fist, and notable for its state-planned economy, ritual sacrifices, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.301 billion Kolchians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Is-Taash. The average income tax rate is 67.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Kolchian economy, worth 22.0 trillion Solaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 16,884 Solaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Opposition party MPs campaign shirtless to show off their numerous lash scars, Kolch has designated Is-Taash as its capital city, Laurent Mast has just been declared ruler of Kolch in an international press conference, and open-heart surgery is taught in seminaries. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kolch's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cult of Sor.

Kolch is ranked 124,381^st in the world and 23^rd in The Celestial Empire for Most Patriotic, with 14.05 flags saluted per person per day.