The Principality of Kounick is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, otherworldly petting zoo, and pith helmet sales. The hard-working, devout population of 991 million Kounickians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kereth. The average income tax rate is 36.8%.

The Kounickian economy, worth 49.8 trillion Makas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,220 Makas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, Leader has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences, corporations continue to displace native peoples off their land, and bug burgers are extra crunchy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kounick's national animal is the Mountain Lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Kounick is ranked 210,299^th in the world and 813^th in The Frontier Sea for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -1.91 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.