The 13 Queendoms of Caliastus is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by High Queen Gwenhevare IV with an iron fist, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, pith helmet sales, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.151 billion Caliastusians, 963 million of whom are zombies, are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Administration, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Uvaitopia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 38.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Caliastusian economy, worth 269 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 124,924 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

The written word endures forever, no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, and Pinkerton agents are called in to forcibly break up white collar strikes. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Caliastus's national animal is the Praying Mantis, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Caliastus is ranked 18,351^st in the world and 20^th in The Global Elite for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 26,985.54 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.