The Republic of Criniko is a very large, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, soft-spoken computers, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 376 million Crinikoans 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 medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Defense is ignored. The average income tax rate is 53.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Crinikoan economy, worth 32.5 trillion Crikoes 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 86,540 Crikoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year, the tax department is having withdrawal symptoms, most of the population has had bad experiences with hoes, and snitches get riches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Criniko's national animal is the Wild boar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Criniko is ranked 25,976^th in the world and 50^th in Saint Osmund for Safest, scoring 110.74 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.