The Most Serene Eternal Republic of Calistan is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Da Big Kahuna with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, smutty television, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, humorless population of 19.899 billion Caliwogs enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Astro City. The average income tax rate is 63.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Cali economy, worth a remarkable 1,759 trillion Takoes 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, highly specialized black market in Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. 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 88,398 Takoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned, surveillance cameras are banned, there's never enough space in space, and the nation continues to depend on foreigners for food. Crime is totally unknown. Calistan's national animal is the Kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Kahunaism.

Calistan is ranked 236,774^th in the world and 8,015^th in the South Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -17.49 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.