The Republic of Crudmaterst is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 366 million Crudmaterstians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, pro-business, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, with Defense and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.8%.

The strong Crudmaterstian economy, worth 20.8 trillion Bolas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 56,808 Bolas, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 235,689 per year while the poor average 8,973, a ratio of 26.3 to 1.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, Harry Potter books are banned, and commercial jingles have been ham-handedly forced into world renowned symphonies. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Crudmaterst's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Crudmaterst is ranked 54,738^th in the world and 7^th in The Apolean Frontiers for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 18,956.37 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.