The Album of Karkelo is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The cynical, devout population of 5.179 billion Karkeloans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 39.1%.

The Karkeloan economy, worth 322 trillion golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,190 golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

People who eat pizza with lactase supplements are arrested by the flavour police, when shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet, soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets, and sex offenders find themselves cut off from the ability to repeat their crimes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karkelo's national animal is the dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Karkelo is ranked 67,332^nd in the world and 8^th in The Blades for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 142.49 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.