The People's Republic of Koh-e-stan is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 722 million Kohestanis are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mazar-e-Sharif. The average income tax rate is 40.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Kohestani economy, worth 18.6 trillion Dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 25,799 Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses', a degree in Leader Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers, and foreign nationals who stumble near Koh-e-stan are harbingers of war. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Koh-e-stan's national animal is the Snow Leopard, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Koh-e-stan is ranked 33,539^th in the world and 1,923^rd in Balder for Safest, scoring 107.75 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.