The Confederacy of Knowletia is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 106 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Knowletian economy, worth 5.49 trillion sciens a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,819 sciens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

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 119,499^th in the world and 604^th in Europeia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.88 law-abiding acts per hour.