The Free Republic of Knootoss is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Minister Charlotte van Jonkervelde with a fair hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 46.434 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 and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hartstad. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Knootian economy, worth an astonishing 23,438 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 504,772 Atlantic Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

The pursuit of wanted criminals ends at the entrance of the pay'n'spray garage as police refuse to enter any private property, being Prime Minister Charlotte van Jonkervelde has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, war is made in the name of love, and terrified neighbors cower behind concertina wire and machine gun nests. Crime is totally unknown. Knootoss's national animal is the silver gull, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Kommerdijker Christianity.

Knootoss is ranked 4,030^th in the world and 3^rd in Western Atlantic for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 8,804.38 on the Hickory Productivity Index.