The United Kingdom of Crader is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.437 billion Craderians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 53.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Craderian economy, worth 380 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 110,614 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Owning a really cute pet is grounds for immediate investigation, police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, and tourists flock to see the giant stone carvings of historical leaders at Mount Rushless. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crader's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Crader is ranked 18,955^th in the world and 371^st in The North Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 111.8 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.