The Most Serene Republic of KalayaPaan is a large, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 67 million Kalayans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 20.1%.

The strong Kalayan economy, worth 3.94 trillion Kalabuks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 58,738 Kalabuks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The poor are forced into bankruptcy by their energy bills, park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, weekly religious services often resemble campaign rallies, and doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. KalayaPaan's national animal is the Kalayan Mighty Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

KalayaPaan is ranked 178,581^st in the world and 2,309^th in the West Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 46 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.