The Imperial Chiefdom of Krioval is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Imperial Chief Henrik with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, complete lack of prisons, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful population of 22.851 billion Kriovallers are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The relatively small, liberal government is primarily concerned with Education, with Healthcare, Environment, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Administration are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Southguard. The average income tax rate is 76.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kriovalian economy, worth a remarkable 7,763 trillion sovereigns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 339,728 sovereigns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police, park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, and tuba players are paid to quietly whisper into their instruments. Crime is totally unknown. Krioval's national animal is the gold dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Krioval is ranked 51,705^th in the world and 20^th in Antarctic Oasis for Most Extreme, scoring 21.81 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.