The Galactic Federated Empire of Klyton is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Holy Galactic Emperor Steve Austin XIX with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.92 billion Klytonians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nouveau Paris. The average income tax rate is 76.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Klytonian economy, worth 869 trillion Imperial Franc ₣s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,816 Imperial Franc ₣s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

A punitive tax has been placed on harmful emissions, school guidance counselors recommend monastic vows as an alternative to higher education, prime picnicking sites are being paved over in the name of progress, and the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Nouveau Paris Times is sold out. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Klyton's national animal is the Synthetic Near-Humans, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Klyton is ranked 180,161^st in the world and 39^th in Christians for Largest Black Market, with 669 billion Standard Monetary Units.