The Pirate Archipelago Nation of Kayestha is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Gokai Decade with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, anti-smoking policies, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 7.044 billion Kayesthas 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 Healthcare, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hollstein. The average income tax rate is 78.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kayesthan economy, worth 615 trillion Hydras a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,354 Hydras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, the government has awarded itself a month-long holiday to celebrate its achievements, factories grind to a halt every time there is an election, and weekends are spent tilting at windmills. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kayestha's national animal is the Pheonix, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Tokuism.

Kayestha is ranked 27,307^th in the world and 31^st in Karma for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,011.6 on the Gilded Widget Scale.