The Once Upon A Time of Kyzikos is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 16.318 billion Kyzikosians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 67.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Kyzikosian economy, worth 356 trillion francolinos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,849 francolinos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Eight year-olds can be seen lighting up in public areas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kyzikos's national animal is the guerrilla fighter, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kyzikos is ranked 175,602^nd in the world and 3,117^th in Artificial Solar System for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 113.4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.