The Empire of Krananting is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 36 million Kranantingians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 7.7%.

The strong Kranantingian economy, worth 1.85 trillion Kranantin Rials a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 51,510 Kranantin Rials, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Krananting's national animal is the penguin.

Krananting is ranked 80,187^th in the world and 106^th in Edoca for Most Cultured, scoring 68 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.