The Colony of Karinode is a titanic, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 18.296 billion Karinodeans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 18.4%.

The Karinodean economy, worth 988 trillion hinodejin crowns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Gambling. Average income is 54,012 hinodejin crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karinode's national animal is the crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Karinode is ranked 245,088^th in the world and 73^rd in Emirates of Futurnia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 183.15 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.