The Folk Holdfast of Kaumberg is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by First Minister Franz Langoth with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.01 billion Kaumbergers enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Traussen. The average income tax rate is 14.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Kaumberger economy, worth 682 trillion euromarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 68,134 euromarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, the nation is automatically assumed to be the source of all unmarked weapons, and referenda can be called for any law at the request of at least one third of the voting population. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kaumberg's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is New Avalon Catholic Church.

Kaumberg is ranked 109,768^th in the world and 16^th in The Reich for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.72 law-abiding acts per hour.