The Warrior Republic of Kathol Rift is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Kayla Verdika with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 2.019 billion Kathols are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Citadel. The average income tax rate is 90.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Kathol economy, worth 274 trillion Chits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 135,731 Chits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, veterans' meet-ups involve a lot of tail sniffing, the aphorism "there's no need to argue" has been dismissed by Kathols, and begun the Clone Wars have. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded 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, and its national religion is Kandar Legends.

Kathol Rift is ranked 228,182^nd in the world and 11,395^th in the Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -227.06 on the Hayek Index.