The Disputed Territories of Empire of Caldrasa is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 207 million Caldrasi are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 26.2%.

The powerhouse Caldrasian economy, worth 18.8 trillion Caldras a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,977 Caldras, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Social networking sites have discussion groups devoted to planning terrorist attacks, children's TV shows are having a gay old time, teens are voting on which C-List pop star will be next to be evicted from the opera house, and professionals are ready to retire by the time they receive permission to use their credentials. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Empire of Caldrasa's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Empire of Caldrasa is ranked 217,363^rd in the world and 1,011^th in Europeia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -2.8 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.