The Dictatorship of Krux state is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Karl Heinz with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, aversion to nipples, and devotion to social welfare. The quiet, industrious population of 3.388 billion Kruxians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kingstown. The average income tax rate is 74.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kruxian economy, worth 410 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 121,262 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, the easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, bread-gangs raid restaurant waste bins to stockpile uneaten rolls, and the best fashion comes straight to the high street from sweatshops all across the globe. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Krux state's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Catholic.

Krux state is ranked 25,647^th in the world and 273^rd in 10000 Islands for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 7,594.88 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.