The VOTE TK FOR SPEAKER of The Kaverian is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 1.385 billion Kaverianians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 57.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Kaverianian economy, worth 6.78 trillion Kavers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 4,897 Kavers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Kaverian's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Kaverian is ranked 234,730^th in the world and 272^nd in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 168.2 on the Gilded Widget Scale.