The Incorporated States of Karanu is a fledgling, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 6 million Karaners 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 25.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fair Karanic economy, worth 234 billion shrimp tails a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,126 shrimp tails, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime, the mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying, all tariffs have been abolished, and voting is voluntary. Crime is totally unknown. Karanu's national animal is the triple-tailed wildcat.

Karanu is ranked 204,652^nd in the world and 1^st in Kamaranu for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 240.1 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.