The Federal Republic of The Crastria is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by President Alexandra Toussard with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 923 million Crastrians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crystal City. The average income tax rate is 51.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Crastrian economy, worth 59.1 trillion francs a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,993 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The optimally efficient parking strategy for business commuters is referred to as the "traveling salesman problem", children seem to be getting better at lying these days, dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, and racial and religious segregation has become rife as the various groups are loath to mingle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Crastria's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Crastria is ranked 73,625^th in the world and 2,457^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 91.48 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.