The Commonwealth of Chip Skylark is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Chip Skylark with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 14.436 billion Chip Skylarkians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dimmsdale. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Chip Skylarkian economy, worth a remarkable 4,105 trillion Shiny Teeths a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 284,391 Shiny Teeths, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Movie references are legally admissible in court, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines', and high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chip Skylark's national animal is the Fairy Godparents, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Nope.

Chip Skylark is ranked 26,779^th in the world and 347^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 4,988.88 on the Hickory Productivity Index.