The Shanties and Slums of The Kuboda District is a titanic, orderly nation, renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, national health service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.266 billion Kihagians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Onyx Pavillion. The average income tax rate is 70.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Kihagian economy, worth a remarkable 1,405 trillion Silvers a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 105,961 Silvers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

People are turning themselves into worm food, thieves claim they're simply working for the tax agency, local officials love to claim the protection of their Big Brother, and sewing needles are topping lists of safe kids' toys. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Kuboda District's national animal is the Elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Kihagian Orthodoxy.

The Kuboda District is ranked 65,318^th in the world and 1^st in Bestest Region for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,830.8 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.