The Federation of The Holy Caltro is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Victor Steal with an even hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 6.937 billion Caltroans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Presidia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Caltroan economy, worth a remarkable 1,747 trillion Denars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 251,892 Denars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,363,398 per year while the poor average 24,061, a ratio of 56.7 to 1.

Politicians no longer click with dating app matches, census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate, multiple births are a cause of celebration for tax collectors, and the entire entry for The Holy Caltro in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Holy Caltro's national animal is the Caltroan hamagoose, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Great Pantheon.

The Holy Caltro is ranked 117,407^th in the world and 1,851^st in The East Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 2,596.71 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.