The Commonwealth of Koscilia is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed population of 7 million Koscilians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 43.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The weak Koscilian economy, worth 232 billion Kenars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 33,157 Kenars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, the children of Koscilia are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, cheese lovers have a case of the bleus, and stews often contain used tissues and pocket fluff. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Koscilia's national animal is the Der Eleonorenfalke, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Koscilia is ranked 324,044^th in the world and 4,290^th in The North Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 2.00 billion Standard Monetary Units.