The Terrible Swift Sword of Kathmandu-1 is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 23.078 billion Kathmandu-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 50.5%.

The strong Kathmandu-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,193 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 51,697 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, citizens are prohibited from raising their voice above thirty decibels in commercial districts, bungee jumpers rarely go splat, and Kathmandu-1 City's flashy holiday light displays can be seen from space. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kathmandu-1's national animal is the Dolly Varden, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Kathmandu-1 is ranked 106,417^th in the world and 2^nd in Kathmandu for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,571.05 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.