The Metropolitan Desert of Khrrck is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by its council with a fair hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, feral children, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 44.359 billion Wyrms hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, although Education and Healthcare are also considered important, while Environment and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Exit. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient 'Khrrck economy, worth an astonishing 10,308 trillion shards a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 232,394 shards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The only record being broken at sporting events is the highest death toll, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, actively encouraging climate change is helping reduce winter fuel costs, and ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Khrrck's national animal is the ruffled ice-snake, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is sorcery.

Khrrck is ranked 231,707^th in the world and 20^th in Space Sector RPRA for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 214.14 on the Gilded Widget Scale.