The United Kingdom of Crucia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Alexander II with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.51 billion Crucians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Constantinople. The average income tax rate is 61.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Crucianic economy, worth 324 trillion euros a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,338 euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Town welcome signs list corporate sponsors, the dish 'poisson avec poison' is only available on the black market, incarcerated crime lords manage their empires from massage tables, and dreams of replicator technology have been dashed following a ban on 3D printers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crucia's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Crucia is ranked 36,490^th in the world and 464^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 190.88 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.