The Democracy of Karsistor is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Karios with a fair hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, ritual sacrifices, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.844 billion Karsistorians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karsis. The average income tax rate is 80.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Karsistori economy, worth 713 trillion Kitans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 122,080 Kitans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Time flies when you're not having fun, doomscrolling is all the rage amongst the nation's teenagers, Blackacrean security services are wondering why Karios is so fond of the numbers 6, 7 and 9, and artists are pillars of society. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karsistor's national animal is the Tardigrade, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Karsistor is ranked 16,199^th in the world and 906^th in Balder for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 80.77 Effective Tax Rate.