The State of McKnight is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 8.525 billion McKnightians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The thriving McKnightian economy, worth 654 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 76,764 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 271,720 per year while the poor average 15,658, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller and McKnight has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. McKnight's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

McKnight is ranked 93,499^th in the world and 5^th in Central Asian Union for Most Primitive, scoring 7.07 on the Scary Big Number Scale.