The Iron State of Kladnov is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Archon Kalan with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory gun ownership, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.243 billion Kladnovans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Steelwatch. The average income tax rate is 74.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kladnovian economy, worth a remarkable 1,025 trillion Shards a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 195,567 Shards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, police regularly arrest families playing Monopoly, and mothers drive their college-graduate children to work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kladnov's national animal is the Warhorse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Sacred Struggle.

Kladnov is ranked 326,554^th in the world and 1^st in Derby Okoku for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 11.4 on the Kitten Softness Rating.