The Germanic Kingdom of Kaskalma is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by King Karl IX with an iron fist, and notable for its feral children, smutty television, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 9.031 billion Kaskalmans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varstord. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Kaskalman economy, worth 815 trillion Reichmarks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 90,308 Reichmarks, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

Nobody is allowed to stop the local daycare from reading Nietzsche to pre-schoolers, atheists on vacation find Kaskalman Sabatism's scriptures make useful doorstops, renewable energy projects have ground to a halt, and the Navy has outraged the international community by sinking a boatload of refugees to prevent them reaching the shore. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Kaskalma's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Kaskalman Sabatism.

Kaskalma is ranked 241,572^nd in the world and 137^th in The Western Isles for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 593.85 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.