The Technocracy of Karazan is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Fabricator-General Cael with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, humorless population of 21.938 billion Karazanites are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Telok Peak. The average income tax rate is 83.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Karazanian economy, worth a remarkable 4,650 trillion Credits a year, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 211,971 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, homophobia is off the menu, professional athletes juggle part-time jobs to avoid bankruptcy, and whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karazan's national animal is the Miniature Tarrasque, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Karazan is ranked 660^th in the world and 40^th in The North Pacific for Healthiest Citizens, with 39.08 bananas ingested per day.