The Karakasa Obake of -Kogasa Tatara- is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Kogasa Tatara with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 7.335 billion -Kogasa Tatara-ians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Human Village. The average income tax rate is 40.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong -Kogasa Tatara-ian economy, worth 503 trillion ryoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,610 ryoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police, builders across -Kogasa Tatara- are blocked up with orders for new public loos, major cities run on potato batteries, and visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage. Crime is totally unknown. -Kogasa Tatara-'s national animal is the pelican, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Violetism.

-Kogasa Tatara- is ranked 86,021^st in the world and 314^th in Ambition for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.72 law-abiding acts per hour.