The Federal Republic of Calahy is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Federal President Andrew Rake with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.919 billion Calahians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Darmschtadt. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Calahyian economy, worth 318 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 166,188 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Prisoners pray grey skies are gonna clear up, commemorative mugs remembering last year's Black Friday Crockery Riots are a best seller this year, tower block residents are each held responsible for four square inches of front lawn, and older citizens lament over the loss of law and order. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Calahy's national animal is the Double-headed eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Protestantism.

Calahy is ranked 201,545^th in the world and 4,404^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.