The Republic of Kroken is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Arne with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and frequent executions. The compassionate, humorless population of 23.303 billion Krokenians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The relatively small, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vatjanar. The average income tax rate is 76.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Krokenian economy, worth a remarkable 6,675 trillion Quesoes a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 286,459 Quesoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Police regularly arrest families playing Monopoly, postmen have been arrested in job lots for selling junk mail as home insulation, debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace, and the army lives rent-free in foreigners' heads and houses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kroken's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Kroken is ranked 12,996^th in the world and 790^th in Lazarus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,534.42 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.