The Cybernetic Federal Republic of Kaltovar is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The TEMPEST Council with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, national health service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.412 billion Kalts are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The VDC. The average income tax rate is 94.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Kaltic economy, worth a remarkable 2,865 trillion Kaltmarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 275,166 Kaltmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, unwary hikers climbing the bluffs of Mount The VDC make great practice for foreign snipers, a suspicious number of male students have joined the Ladies' Wrestling League, and citizens are less concerned with policy and more concerned with whether politicians "call 'em like they see 'em". Crime is totally unknown. Kaltovar's national animal is the Golden Jackal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Seperation of Church and State.

Kaltovar is ranked 7,905^th in the world and 7^th in 001 Alpha Prime for Lowest Crime Rates, with 105.94 law-abiding acts per hour.