The Xenodochial Republic of Kiani is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Ziana Kaspanova with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.822 billion Kianians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kianiazo. The average income tax rate is 76.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kianian economy, worth 334 trillion Plus 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 118,705 Plus, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many whiskies taste suspiciously like automobile radiators, the government is spending millions on alternative clean-burning fuels, the 'sing-a-long with Ziana Kaspanova' album is a popular souvenir, and old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kiani's national animal is the Dragonfrog, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Xenodochia.

Kiani is ranked 238,261^st in the world and 7,731^st in the South Pacific for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -16.25 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.