The Borderlands of Urban Hellscape is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by CEO Kuramoto Mitsukuni with an iron fist, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, national health service, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.338 billion Kaishans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kaisha Urbo. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Kaishan economy, worth 167 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 124,780 credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 899,548 per year while the poor average 5,545, a ratio of 162 to 1.

This year's hottest seller is plenary indulgence, daredevil kayakers frequently race against runaway hippos, report cards now include a 'Pain Tolerance' grading column, and the poor are forced into bankruptcy by their energy bills. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Urban Hellscape's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Kaishan Irenism.

Urban Hellscape is ranked 33,260^th in the world and 3^rd in OrangeJuice for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 20,452.24 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.