The Republic of Konchu is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, democratic population of 686 million Konchuans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Spectre City. The average income tax rate is 35.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Konchuan economy, worth 51.8 trillion Pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 75,554 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters, the best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop, only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile, and schoolboys who turn to watch pretty girls go by are given detention. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Konchu's national animal is the Scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Konchu is ranked 10,107^th in the world and 375^th in The East Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 5,885.79 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.