The Queendom of Celestial Calendula is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its absence of drug laws, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 897 million Celestial Calendulans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 72.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Celestial Calendulan economy, worth 11.7 trillion Sols a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 13,063 Sols, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and older citizens lament over the loss of law and order. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Celestial Calendula's national animal is the Celestial Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Celestial Calendula is ranked 210,717^th in the world and 4,155^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Populations, with 897 million capita.