The Mercantile Plutocracy of Kol Vatum is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Chancellor Octavian Caesar with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 2.396 billion Vatumis are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neo-Rome. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Kol Vatumian economy, worth 571 trillion kruges a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 238,584 kruges, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,062,180 per year while the poor average 4,510, a ratio of 457 to 1.

Commercial jingles have been ham-handedly forced into world renowned symphonies, the nation is in perpetual campaign mode, citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary, and Calvinball players are lost for days as they wander the vast halls of their new academies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kol Vatum's national animal is the raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Caesarism.

Kol Vatum is ranked 182,132^nd in the world and 389^th in Concord for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,022.24 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.