The Democratic Republic of Krystan is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 742 million Krystanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 56.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Krystanian economy, worth 8.45 trillion Krys 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, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. 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 11,383 Krys, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dangerous criminals are often 'accidentally' sent on one-way trips to Maxtopia, children as young as eight can present logical proofs for the existence of the afterlife, the nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, and Krystan has designated Krystan City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Krystan's national animal is the Axolotl, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Krystan is ranked 51,308^th in the world and 1,256^th in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 16.66 average smiles per day.