The Republic of Kuliar is a mid-sized, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 86 million Kuliarians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Kuliarian economy, worth 1.67 trillion Dors a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 19,407 Dors, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, Leader isn't a national brand, emergency vehicles have built-in nudge bars to give uncooperative drivers a "gentle" push, and military units are often seen arguing over which one is truly favored by the gods. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kuliar's national animal is the Mandrake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kuliar is ranked 229,853^rd in the world and 206^th in Refugia for Highest Drug Use, scoring 58.23 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.