The Grand Norse Empire of Khuravia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Niklas II with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, flagrant waste-dumping, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 17.226 billion Khuravians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Keiservik. The average income tax rate is 44.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Khuravian economy, worth a remarkable 4,454 trillion silvurmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 258,565 silvurmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, waste is frequently shipped to other countries, Keiservik's iconic yellow taxis are nowhere to be seen, and the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Khuravia's national animal is the great raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Northern deism.

Khuravia is ranked 222,114^th in the world and 768^th in Europe for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 0.39 on the Hayek Index.