The Soviet Democrat State of Kratograd is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Palvat with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.495 billion Kratogradians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Briertograd. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Kratogradian economy, worth 199 trillion Kratogradian rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Gambling. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 80,009 Kratogradian rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets, the Foreign Ministry thinks an eye for an eye is a blindingly good idea, bombs are permitted on planes for the 'security of the passengers', and both criminals and civilians are DOA. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kratograd's national animal is the weasel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Orthodox Kratogradian apostle.

Kratograd is ranked 258,681^st in the world and 86^th in Flanelistan for Highest Food Quality, scoring 7.22 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.