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The Northern Auroral Union of Kathol Rift is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Rang Orar with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 11.31 billion Kathols are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Administration, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Khaltanar. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Khaltanari economy, worth a remarkable 3,278 trillion Chits 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 major contributions from Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 289,838 Chits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians no longer click with dating app matches, nuclear physics is the most popular course at university, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kathol Rift's national animal is the Thunderbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kathol Rift is ranked 254,883^rd in the world and 2,880^th in the Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.59 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.