The Once and Future Unicorn of -Kanaia- is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 31.708 billion Kanaiaians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Environment, Public Transport, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Returnia. The average income tax rate is 87.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The -Kanaia-ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,674 trillion Adrians a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Average income is 52,799 Adrians, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Returnia, anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Kanaia-'s national animal is the Oliphant, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Kanaism.

-Kanaia- is ranked 121,979^th in the world and 5,826^th in Osiris for Most Patriotic, with 14.25 flags saluted per person per day.