The Cuckoo's of Krazie Karl is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Karl Marx with an even hand, and notable for its closed borders, public floggings, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed population of 33.14 billion Krazie Karlians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oregon Asylum. The average income tax rate is 84.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Krazie Karlian economy, worth a remarkable 3,366 trillion pancakes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 101,575 pancakes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

"What's the Frequency, Karl Marx?" is a favorite phrase of backyard radio broadcasters when interrupting official diplomatic channels, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Krazie Karl, people think "siege mentality" is a positive trait, and the people's love for Karl Marx is little more than self-preservation. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Krazie Karl's national animal is the Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Taoism.

Krazie Karl is ranked 276,747^th in the world and 8^th in The Cuckoos Egg for Nicest Citizens, with 0.43 average smiles per day.