The Empire of Calvertia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Brothers of the Christian Schools with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.57 billion Calvertians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. The average income tax rate is 91.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Calvertian economy, worth 318 trillion Halls a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 123,801 Halls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The new classical revitalization of Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle is expected to be completed sometime in the next century, married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine, The Brothers of the Christian Schools's office is running a trade deficit of midnight oil, and every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Calvertia's national animal is the Cardinal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Calvertia is ranked 13,336^th in the world and 198^th in 10000 Islands for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 9,781.5 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.