The Federation of The Holy Caltro is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Boris Nelson with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, triple-decker prams, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 5.625 billion Caltroans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Presidia. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Holy Caltroan economy, worth a remarkable 1,152 trillion Denars a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 204,823 Denars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, military barracks resemble five-star hotels, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security, and residents of newly dried out bays live in fear of leaky dikes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Holy Caltro's national animal is the Caltroan hamagoose and its national religion is The Great Pantheon.

The Holy Caltro is ranked 13,744^th in the world and 309^th in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 9,644.32 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.