The Federal Commonwealth of Calbout is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by King Edgar II with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, national health service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 5.053 billion Calboutians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Calcadonia. The average income tax rate is 74.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Calboutian economy, worth 646 trillion Calboutian Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 127,955 Calboutian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

You can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, the easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, the nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters, and patch v22.1705 - all developers are now paid for work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Calbout's national animal is the Red Fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Calbout is ranked 21,434^th in the world and 41^st in Christians for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 298.47 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.