The Free Republic of Kraeftigberg is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Holger Stolz with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 32.963 billion Kraeftigbergians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kraeftigberg City. The average income tax rate is 80.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kraeftigbergian economy, worth a remarkable 3,523 trillion marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,895 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Kraeftigberg has designated Kraeftigberg City as its capital city, airport security is provided by private companies, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, and cheese has become the new icon of political dissent. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kraeftigberg's national animal is the black bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kraeftigberg is ranked 3,396^th in the world and 134^th in Lazarus for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 23,140.28 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.