The Constitutional Monarchy of The Nordic-Kalmarian Union is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 207 million Kalmarians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Nordic-Kalmarian Unionian economy, worth 10.5 trillion Kalmar Crowns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,809 Kalmar Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses, new pilots are regularly reminded that they are more expendable than their planes, students cut up leftover Kalmar Crowns during Arts and Crafts, and athletic teenagers are among the wealthiest members of society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Nordic-Kalmarian Union's national animal is the Whooper Swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Nordic-Kalmarian Union is ranked 219,012^th in the world and 1,046^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.54 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.