The Confederacy of Knowletia is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 245 million Knowletians 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 medium-sized government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Law & Order, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 21.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Knowletian economy, worth 11.5 trillion sciens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,134 sciens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sullen teenagers in bright orange 'community payback' onesies can be seen picking litter at the roadside, there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence, and document forgery is a critical skill for would-be politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Knowletia's national animal is the Atom, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Knowletia is ranked 98,997^th in the world and 674^th in Europeia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.