The Armed Republic of Kuzzatka is a small, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 23 million Kuzzatkans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.
The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.7%.
The thriving Kuzzatkan economy, worth 1.68 trillion human ears a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Gambling, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 73,025 human ears, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 296,083 per year while the poor average 11,989, a ratio of 24.7 to 1.
The government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, forecasts predict rains of loose lead and mortar shells for the next six weeks, and the government is suspected of mass disappearing dissidents both at home and abroad. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. Kuzzatka's national animal is the human centipede, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
