The Empire of Klareth is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Andalvar with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.899 billion Klarethis 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rhonnda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Klarethian economy, worth 189 trillion talens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 99,757 talens, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 293,138 per year while the poor average 26,745, a ratio of 11.0 to 1.

Money can't buy love but mercy is entirely negotiable, the military has quashed a recent coup attempt, ship captains always order a return to port at the slightest sign of rain, and official government guidance encourages binge behaviors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Klareth's national animal is the wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Great Path.

Klareth is ranked 239,711^th in the world and 114^th in The Western Isles for Rudest Citizens, with 29.95 insults per minute.