The Minarchist Republic of Kaide is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Atlas the Shining with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.172 billion Kaideans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Spirituality and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Vineyard. The average income tax rate is 4.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Kaidean economy, worth 222 trillion quarts a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Pizza Delivery, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 102,423 quarts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Most Kaideans would sell their own grandmother, ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses, a byzantine web of conspiracies and secret alliances must be navigated any time legislation is voted upon, and the nation's youth is held blameless for all crimes. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Kaide's national animal is the Hermit Crab, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cult of the Vineyard.

Kaide is ranked 205,464^th in the world and 41^st in The Fallout Wasteland for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.