The People's Republic of Karuul is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.208 billion Karuulians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oblad. The average income tax rate is 69.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Karuulian economy, worth 22.1 trillion dros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 18,319 dros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Posters remind people that 'Hoarding Mushrooms Is Theft', flash floods that dams could have controlled regularly ravage small towns in mountain valleys, many say faith is a crutch for those who can't move forward, and all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Oblad. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karuul's national animal is the winged auroch, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Karuul is ranked 165,540^th in the world and 2^nd in Sockpuppet Paradise for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 963.72 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.