The Kinda Enlightened Republic of Curious Inquiry is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 45.076 billion Curious Inquirers enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Whatwhowherewhyopolis. The average income tax rate is 62.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Curious Inquiryian economy, worth a remarkable 2,709 trillion dunnoes a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 60,102 dunnoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Students in Curious Inquiry's schools rarely attend their classes, schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, and the nation leads Spice World in per capita stalking. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Curious Inquiry's national animal is the cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Church of Um.

Curious Inquiry is ranked 11,155^th in the world and 1^st in Spice World for Longest Average Lifespans, with 91.44 years.