The Guardians of Kud is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 21.517 billion Kudians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 48.1%.

The strong Kudian economy, worth 923 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 42,938 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are forced to donate blood once every three months, half of Kud's doctors can't speak the language, the police force is rumoured to be made up of evil shadows with no souls, and motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Crime is moderate. Kud's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is a major religion.

Kud is ranked 16,476^th in the world and 1^st in Topid for Largest Black Market, with 34.9 trillion Standard Monetary Units.