The Dominion of Callesta is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and enforced nudity. The compassionate, devout population of 573 million Callestans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurelith. The average income tax rate is 42.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Callestan economy, worth 39.4 trillion Callestan Aures a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 68,693 Callestan Aures, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row, the Grinder at Fat Sal's Deli and Recycling Center is a national institution, seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Callesta's national animal is the Peacock.

Callesta is ranked 32,830^th in the world and 2^nd in Corvinia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 6,179.85 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.