The Republic of Knizar is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 12.434 billion Knizarians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 86.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Knizarian economy, worth a remarkable 1,150 trillion Dollars a year, is highly specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,494 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be, shoppers carry protractors to verify their produce, and the vow 'til death do us part' is often taken as an invitation to murder. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Knizar's national animal is the Ant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Knizar is ranked 5,827^th in the world and 347^th in Balder for Safest, scoring 126.5 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.