The Commonwealth of Xarikistan Puppet 1 is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister Sebastian with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 5.908 billion Xarikistani are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Modvil. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Xarikistani economy, worth 618 trillion Xaris a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,646 Xaris, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

Wandering Xarikistani are known for their one-track minds, the construction of massive skyscrapers seems to be the result of Xarikistan Puppet 1's mid-life crisis, voters are one of the nation's top imports, and some say that Prime Minister Sebastian can't handle the truth but can handle truth-seekers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xarikistan Puppet 1's national animal is the Stimson's Python, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Xarikistan Puppet 1 is ranked 322,958^th in the world and 1^st in The Caliawiian Circle for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -12.8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.