The Republic of Kahlua is a large, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning Calico population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 79 million Kahluans 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 relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Kahluan economy, worth 4.24 trillion Dios a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 53,628 Dios, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Engineers are reinventing the wheel, the song 'They Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Kahlua' is a smash hit, tipsy fans frequently invite themselves to the board meetings of sports clubs, and forgetting to pay your annual passport bill is a leading cause of deportations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kahlua's national animal is the Calico, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Kahlua is ranked 33,605^th in the world and 1,212^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.44 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.