The Dominion of Kaernova is a very large, safe nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 429 million Kaerni are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 14.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Kaerni economy, worth 31.1 trillion Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is 72,486 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are constantly disappointed to find their nuisance neighbours are still alive, newly synthesized elements' half-lives are a million times shorter than the time it takes to say their names, pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers, and the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Kaernova's national animal is the White Sea Hawk, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Kaernova is ranked 316,986^th in the world and 10^th in Northern Sea for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -7.75 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.