The Grand Duchy of Karanduras is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.037 billion Karandurasians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 18.3%.

The Karandurasian economy, worth 84.0 trillion Molas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 41,224 Molas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karanduras's national animal is the bison.

Karanduras is ranked 152,253^rd in the world and 2^nd in Daardus for Smartest Citizens, with 29.63 quips per hour.