The Federation of Cryosta is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by President Zoröse with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 6.527 billion Cryostans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social and economic equality; they tend to view other countries as corrupted by the hollow pageantry of sham elections.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crysta. The average income tax rate is 53.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Cryostan economy, worth 265 trillion Cryoes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,665 Cryoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police, and military officers are given medals for disobeying orders. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cryosta's national animal is the Cryostan Wolf.

Cryosta is ranked 222,102^nd in the world and 12,080^th in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3.95 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.