The Hermit Kingdom of King Canute is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Canute The Great with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, ritual sacrifices, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 13.703 billion King Canuteans 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canute City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.2%.

The frighteningly efficient King Canutean economy, worth a remarkable 2,990 trillion Gold Guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 218,236 Gold Guilders, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,256,457 per year while the poor average 18,168, a ratio of 69.2 to 1.

Pinkie promises are a matter of life and death, bars are packed at all hours, victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, and commercial jingles are the nation's greatest export. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. King Canute's national animal is the Falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cnut the Great.

King Canute is ranked 18,559^th in the world and 1^st in The Embassy 1 for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,510.99 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.