The United Federation of Kardiran is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Azel Alicante with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 2.965 billion Kardiranids are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rhea. The average income tax rate is 56.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Kardiranid economy, worth 211 trillion kardeses a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,215 kardeses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, the new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves, crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, and people are more interested in gossip about the private lives of politicians than their policies. Crime is totally unknown. Kardiran's national animal is the kardian eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kardiran is ranked 94,331^st in the world and 370^th in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,468 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.