The Valiant Union of Karkados is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Steven Benali with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 19.535 billion Pandoreans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Changri-La. The average income tax rate is 93.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pandorean economy, worth a remarkable 3,155 trillion Gemoleons a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 161,515 Gemoleons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Machine-peeled candied grapes come in individual packaging for the busy commuter, street preachers spend more time condemning government bureaucracy than passers-by, EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise, and babies are a small but significant export. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karkados's national animal is the Zenrir, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Phorce.

Karkados is ranked 9,878^th in the world and 11^th in Equilism for Lowest Crime Rates, with 101.33 law-abiding acts per hour.