The Republic of Knights city is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 384 million Knights hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.3%.

The strong Knights economy, worth 21.9 trillion Francs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 56,954 Francs, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

The death penalty has been reintroduced, economists claim no news is good news, seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma, and code enforcement officers circle wealthy Knights like vultures. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Knights city's national animal is the dolphin.

Knights city is ranked 145,590^th in the world and 2^nd in The Grande Imperium for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 569.08 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.