The Interim DADministration of Kathol Rift is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Rang Orar with an even hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, daily referendums, and vat-grown people. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 6.928 billion Kathols enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Citadel. The average income tax rate is 99.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Kathol economy, worth a remarkable 1,797 trillion Chits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 259,431 Chits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The installation of street lights across remote goat tracks has left citizens bemused, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns, and the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kathol Rift's national animal is the Thunderbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kathol Rift is ranked 274,821^st in the world and 9,884^th in the Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -26.15 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.