The Free Republic of Knootoss is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Maurits Viljoen with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 38.875 billion Knootians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny government is primarily concerned with Education, with Healthcare and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hartstad. The average income tax rate is 10.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Knootian economy, worth an astonishing 17,417 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 448,042 Atlantic Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Government fact-checkers use surprising amounts of high explosive, colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great Knootian Liberator", barbers who trim a few inches of hair bill the government for their labor, and wars of expansion are described as "peacekeeping operations". 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 196,244^th in the world and 24^th in Western Atlantic for Most Conservative, scoring 27.46 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.