The Kaidan of Korein is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 2.485 billion Koreinians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 18.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Koreinian economy, worth 118 trillion koros a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is 47,801 koros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Even secular Koreinians are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!", TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Korein's national animal is the penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Korein is ranked 111,967^th in the world and 240^th in Horizon for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 33.04 on the Bus Surprisal Index.