The Democracy of Karsistor is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Karios with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.889 billion Karsistorians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karsis. The average income tax rate is 81.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Karsistori economy, worth 720 trillion Kitans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 122,372 Kitans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children's TV shows are having a gay old time, EpiPen sales have skyrocketed, landless farmers wander forlornly in the government's many national parks, and astronauts take one small step for Karsistor and one giant step backward from confrontation. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karsistor's national animal is the Tardigrade, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Karsistor is ranked 199,521^st in the world and 10,668^th in Balder for Highest Drug Use, scoring 99.23 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.