The Federal Republic of Kalisto is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, ritual sacrifices, and smutty television. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 4.042 billion Kalistoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 78.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kalistoan economy, worth 656 trillion Kalis a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 162,339 Kalis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking, one-stop superstores divide and conquer family businesses, restaurants are required to specify whether their toilet paper was made in Kalisto, and the government is pouring billions into replacement brains. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kalisto's national animal is the Tiber, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Kalisto is ranked 314,200^th in the world and 4,412^th in The North Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -9.12 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.