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The Federation of Kalsberg is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 393 million Kalsbergians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 27.7%.

The Kalsbergian economy, worth 20.8 trillion KALS a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,028 KALS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, the inchworm that measured the marigolds is six feet under, the new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with job applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods", and Kalsberg has designated Kalsberg City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kalsberg's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kalsberg is ranked 82,822^nd in the world and 1,051^st in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 3,184.58 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.