The Kingdom of Calicov is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Jurich Von Licenstein IV with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 6.591 billion Calicovians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Calconiea Prime. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Calicovian economy, worth a remarkable 1,500 trillion Calconiean Rupies a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 227,583 Calconiean Rupies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People accuse the government of being in bed with Big Safety, minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, and pulling weeds is seen as a threat to national security. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Calicov's national animal is the Catemsici, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ephemeral Echoes.

Calicov is ranked 8,223^rd in the world and 101^st in Europe for Highest Average Incomes, with 227,583.27 Standard Monetary Units.