The Republic of Clayborne is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 255 million Clayborneans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 16.9%.

The Claybornean economy, worth 11.8 trillion Clayborne Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Average income is 46,127 Clayborne Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Euthanasia is illegal, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, crayon squiggles were a late addition to the works of the Renaissance Old Masters, and education and welfare spending are on the rise. Crime is relatively low. Clayborne's national animal is the Panda, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Clayborne is ranked 80,104^th in the world and 4,361^st in Balder for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,591.34 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.