The Republic of Calendynia is a very large, safe nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 301 million Calendynians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 69.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Calendynian economy, worth 12.1 trillion valis a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,130 valis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Brancalandian Brie isn't available anywhere in Calendynia, high school bands practice by moonlight, the government now pays the "Really Awesome Super Heroes" (RASH) to catch evildoers, and foreign nations kill migratory animals at random in the hope that Calendynia will pay them to stop. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Calendynia's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Calendynia is ranked 279,688^th in the world and 934^th in Carcassonne for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.68 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.