The ~~CHEETO~~ of Southern Kandostan is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 785 million Southern Kandostanians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Federal District of Riverton. The average income tax rate is 11.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Southern Kandostanian economy, worth 49.1 trillion Southern Kandostanian Drikis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 62,488 Southern Kandostanian Drikis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Curtailed social programs have left many citizens bereft of any safety net, officer recruitment and police brutality have reached an all-time high, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, and saying 'Hi Guys' to a mixed gender group of people at work is a fireable offense. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Southern Kandostan's national animal is the dove.

Southern Kandostan is ranked 21,873^rd in the world and 1^st in The Anti Fascist Protection Unit for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 7,157.32 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.