The Free Republic of Knootoss is a behemoth, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Charlotte van Jonkervelde with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, otherworldly petting zoo, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 50.241 billion Knootians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Education, with Defense, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haag. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Knootian economy, worth an astonishing 26,518 trillion Atlantic Ducats a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is a breathtaking 527,819 Atlantic Ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,686,837 per year while the poor average 125,462, a ratio of 13.4 to 1.

Whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company, students at universities think exercise bikes are pieces of abstract art, Prime Minister Charlotte van Jonkervelde's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, and artists are renowned for their ability to make art pieces out of thin air. Crime is totally unknown. Knootoss's national animal is the herring gull, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Kommerdijker Christianity.

Knootoss is ranked 8,322^nd in the world and 7^th in Western Atlantic for Fattest Citizens, with 19.27 Obesity Rate.