The Federation of Kugelvoelker is a mid-sized, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 92 million Kugelvoelker 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 relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 16.5%.

The Sphere-looking economy, worth 5.10 trillion Quatrts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 55,473 Quatrts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion, edutainment video games are taking Kugelvoelker's students to the next level, and toddler groups have taken over local libraries. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kugelvoelker's national animal is the Quandale Dinglian.

Kugelvoelker is ranked 92,587^th in the world and 420^th in Concord for Nicest Citizens, with 15.09 average smiles per day.