The United States of Calicate is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate population of 12.692 billion Calicateans 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 Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dallington. The average income tax rate is 97.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Calicatean economy, worth a remarkable 3,234 trillion cal dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 254,843 cal dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government is engaging in an agricultural trade war with Maxtopia, the wheel has been patented by at least a hundred people, little kids often wonder why strange grown-ups are following them around the soft play areas, and sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Calicate's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Calicate is ranked 17,228^th in the world and 1,119^th in Lazarus for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,130.79 pounds of wildlife per square mile.