The Hegemony of The Holy Caltro is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by High Hegemon with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, infamous sell-swords, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 10.747 billion Caltroans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Presidia. The average income tax rate is 70.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Caltroan economy, worth a remarkable 4,156 trillion Denars a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 386,758 Denars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

One little fight can find you movin' to be the fresh prince of Ilba, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, people boast about their low income on their dating profiles, and advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Holy Caltro's national animal is the Caltroan hamagoose, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Hegemony.

The Holy Caltro is ranked 5,741^st in the world and 143^rd in The East Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 93.84 on the Human Development Index.