The Free Republic of Knootoss is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Charlotte van Jonkervelde with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 43.19 billion Knootians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Education, although Defense and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hartstad. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Knootian economy, worth an astonishing 20,542 trillion Atlantic Ducats a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 475,634 Atlantic Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Prime Minister Charlotte van Jonkervelde has killer fashion sense, Knootian athletes are close to breaking the 2 minute mile and the 16 meter long jump, divorcees attending custody disputes tend to wear black-and-white zigzag patterns, and terrified neighbors cower behind concertina wire and machine gun nests. Crime is totally unknown. Knootoss's national animal is the silver gull, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Knootoss is ranked 348^th in the world and 1^st in Western Atlantic for Largest Populations, with 43.2 billion capita.