The United Republics of Kaldon is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Thomas Hilldrich with a fair hand, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.52 billion Kaldonians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Chester. The average income tax rate is 32.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kaldonian economy, worth 159 trillion Casts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 105,225 Casts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, a surprising number of police officers have been arrested for Horned Eagle sacrifices, there's nothing more gay than bleeding for your nation, and drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kaldon's national animal is the Horned Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Secularism.

Kaldon is ranked 64,165^th in the world and 1^st in Interbellum Interactive Polls for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 4,165.02 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.