The Empathetic Democracy of Kagetori is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Amélie Desséchée with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, absence of drug laws, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.593 billion Kagetorians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Avadelphia. The average income tax rate is 91.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Kagetorian economy, worth 230 trillion Kagetorian Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 89,005 Kagetorian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Roadside walls are being built and mother nature is paying for it, all citizens must pass a 'multicultural sensitivity test' to be deemed fit for society, military strategists are questioning the wisdom of subsidizing the economies of sworn enemies, and park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kagetori's national animal is the Eurasian hobby, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kagetori is ranked 237,807^th in the world and 10^th in Radio Dead Airheads for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -13.39 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.