The Democratic Republic of Krueg is a large, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 150 million Kruegians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 14.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kruegian economy, worth 16.2 trillion krues a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 107,780 krues, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government's new "quiet competence" initiative has supporters and detractors alike reeling in confusion, the government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires), satellite images show safe electoral constituencies in complete darkness, and new homeowners go furniture hunting with crowbars. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Krueg's national animal is the meerkat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Krueg is ranked 61,463^rd in the world and 156^th in Refugia for Smartest Citizens, with 40.57 quips per hour.