The Republic of Kardistan is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, triple-decker prams, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working population of 402 million Kardistanians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 6.0%.

The strong Kardistanian economy, worth 25.2 trillion Kardish Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 62,708 Kardish Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Fresh food is a thing of the past due to onerous testing standards, the official Kardistanian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, and parents tell their children 'what a lovely mistake you turned out to be'. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Kardistan's national animal is the reindeer.

Kardistan is ranked 85,445^th in the world and 37^th in Sancturia for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.66 percentage of bribes refused.