The Cybernetic Federal Republic of Kaltovar is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by The TEMPEST Council with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, sprawling nuclear power plants, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.49 billion Kalts are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The VDC. The average income tax rate is 94.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Kaltic economy, worth a remarkable 2,898 trillion Kaltmarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 276,334 Kaltmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Anti-government web sites are springing up, the nation is committed to nuclear rearmament, nations across the world are quick to praise The TEMPEST Council's good looks and intellectual prowess, and the military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles'. Crime is totally unknown. Kaltovar's national animal is the Golden Jackal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Seperation of Church and State.

Kaltovar is ranked 10,373^rd in the world and 4^th in 001 Alpha Prime for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 6,833.24 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.