The Socialist Commonwealth of Kelssek is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Prime Minister with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, daily referendums, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 44.016 billion Kelssekians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neorvins. The average income tax rate is 97.0%.

The all-consuming Kelssek economy, worth a remarkable 5,726 trillion thalers a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 130,093 thalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has announced its plans to construct a giant weaponised robot-cat, residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, bins outnumber trees in city parks, and Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kelssek's national animal is the polar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kelssek is ranked 152,250^th in the world and 2,667^th in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 396.61 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.