The United Socialist States of Koster Land is a massive, genial nation, ruled by James Kost with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.283 billion Kosterians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Koster Land City. The average income tax rate is 88.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kosterian economy, worth 410 trillion Kosteuros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 124,890 Kosteuros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping, time flies when you're not having fun, and space has been brought down to earth with constellations of cancer cases across Koster Land. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Koster Land's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Koster Land is ranked 157,646^th in the world and 495^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 516.84 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.