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“Toute la gloire à la Kostemetsie”

The Associated UEA Colonies of Kostemetsia is a colossal, economically powerful nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5.045 billion are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whoever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Social Welfare and the Environment are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 76%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Kostemetsia's radio stations, and citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Kostemetsia's national animal is the Kostemetsian, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Argentar.

Kostemetsia is ranked 154th in the region and 47,449th in the world for Rudest Citizens.