The Commonwealth of Knackland is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by President with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.772 billion Knacklandians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lubland. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Knacklandian economy, worth 370 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 133,688 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Banning party poppers has been a real party pooper, search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country, male cubicle workers stand up every time a woman enters the room, and children's TV shows are having a gay old time. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Knackland's national animal is the Onion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Knackland is ranked 6,585^th in the world and 8^th in United Commonwealth for Safest, scoring 124.72 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.