The Federal Republic of Kalifer and Baska is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Niklas Konßtansson with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 9.543 billion Kalifaris hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nordfjellrikkaldbyen. The average income tax rate is 98.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Kalifer and Baskan economy, worth a remarkable 2,010 trillion Nords a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 210,630 Nords, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Billions of Nords are spent to take high-quality photos of the Black Eagle Nebula, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, the official Kalifer And Baskan Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, and the government has an entire department dedicated to staring at microscopes and writing down letters. Crime is totally unknown. Kalifer and Baska's national animal is the Black Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kalifer and Baska is ranked 5,445^th in the world and 111^th in Europe for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 16,155.67 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.