The Empire of Karsolovi is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Isaac III with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 4.356 billion Karsolovians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aldoria. The average income tax rate is 71.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Karsolovian economy, worth 490 trillion Karsolovian Drachmas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 112,613 Karsolovian Drachmas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Crowded passenger trains are near-silent save for the soft tap of fingers on touchscreens, Emperor Isaac III is strangely popular with male politicians' wives, reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians, and parents dread their examinations more than their children. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karsolovi's national animal is the Eastern Imperial Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Eastern Orthodoxy.

Karsolovi is ranked 67,341^st in the world and 392^nd in Europe for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 3,969.57 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.