The Federal Republic of Calachia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Chancellor Westra with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, unlimited-speed roads, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.028 billion Calachians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carpados. The average income tax rate is 62.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Calachian economy, worth 976 trillion Calis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 97,379 Calis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs, hospitals have to sell their computers on vBay in order to afford the ransomware decryption payments, and Chancellor Westra's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week. Crime is totally unknown. Calachia's national animal is the Turtle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Calachia is ranked 195,685^th in the world and 7,516^th in Lazarus for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -2.45 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.