The Republic of Koshava is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Mr President with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 8.17 billion Koshavians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vetrograd. The average income tax rate is 68.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Koshavian economy, worth 358 trillion drams a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 43,911 drams, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug, the temple hierarchy have found that endorsements are even more lucrative than indulgences, unpopular scientists are shunned by name, and children as young as eight can present logical proofs for the existence of the afterlife. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Koshava's national animal is the steppe horse and its national religion is Traditional Religion.

Koshava is ranked 11,354^th in the world and 1^st in BRICS for Nicest Citizens, with 29.16 average smiles per day.