The Space Colony of Kiosk1 is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by His Eminence with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 38.582 billion Kioskas 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Space. The average income tax rate is 32.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Kiosk1ian economy, worth an astonishing 16,317 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 422,942 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

It's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves, bands of adventurers rove the countryside searching for monsters, the new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with job applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods", and students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kiosk1's national animal is the Water Buffalo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

Kiosk1 is ranked 2,351^st in the world and 67^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 14,796.88 on the Gilded Widget Scale.