The Holy Empire of Caldea is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 309 million Caldeans 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 relatively small, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, although Defense, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Social Policy receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 21.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Caldean economy, worth 16.6 trillion Caldean denarii a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,706 Caldean denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Women who are caught shoplifting are sent home to their fathers with a patronising pat on the bottom, in government offices a hidden killer takes the lives of ministers and civil servants, mechanics are often exhausted by their work, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Caldea's national animal is the Eagle.

Caldea is ranked 161,243^rd in the world and 674^th in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 795.24 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.