The ''Republic'' of Krazputania is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by the Very great leader Jānus Petr krazput with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 4.245 billion Krazputs are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Krazput. The average income tax rate is 19.0%.

The strong Krazputani economy, worth 312 trillion the Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,656 the Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Funerals are often rudely interrupted by juggling clowns shouting for volunteers from the audience, boats straying just metres away from the shore will raise the ire of the Coast Guard, cave paintings are back in vogue, and it is a crime to operate a combine harvester while intoxicated. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Krazputania's national animal is the the Caspian Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Krazputanism.

Krazputania is ranked 247,972^nd in the world and 1,595^th in the Outback for Lowest Crime Rates, with 55.6 law-abiding acts per hour.