The State of Calshot is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The quiet, industrious population of 14.625 billion Calshotians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 20.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Calshotian economy, worth 584 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,933 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Gambling is outlawed, Calshot has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of Calshot in an international press conference, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is almost non-existent. Calshot's national animal is the deer.

Calshot is ranked 171,345^th in the world and 1^st in the Republic of Sao Tome And Principe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 493.23 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.