The Community of Karmasia is a large, orderly nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 62 million Karmasians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Karmasian economy, worth 3.73 trillion Kamaris 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 Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 60,199 Kamaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Karmasia Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, Karmasian watches are often the only thing to survive a disaster intact, and many marriages go virtually unconsummated. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karmasia's national animal is the Badger.

Karmasia is ranked 51,652^nd in the world and 1,132^nd in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 73.84 law-abiding acts per hour.