The People's Republic of Konisaria is a fledgling, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 6 million Konisarians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 40.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Konisarian economy, worth 288 billion Rens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,164 Rens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, organ donation is compulsory, every workday begins with group therapy, and cases of disease among the civilian population dwindle as civilian population dwindles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Konisaria's national animal is the Mountain Hawk Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Konisaria is ranked 248,866^th in the world and 2,496^th in the Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 28.18 on the Bus Surprisal Index.