The Matriarchy of KarLat is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 1.36 billion KarLatians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 23.1%.

The KarLatian economy, worth 54.2 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 39,859 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and Unicorn is one of the most popular forenames in KarLat. Crime is moderate. KarLat's national animal is the unicorn.

KarLat is ranked 182,360^th in the world and 4^th in Ascania for Safest, scoring 53.7 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.