The Republic of Cleburnia is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 802 million Cleburnians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berga Castigador. The average income tax rate is 57.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Cleburnian economy, worth 26.3 trillion Shaws a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,743 Shaws, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Only lightning has a chance of striking Leader twice, litter collection has replaced fast food as the most popular after-school job, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students, and religious households enthusiastically use whips in private. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cleburnia's national animal is the vulture, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Cleburnia is ranked 302,168^th in the world and 6^th in Green Americas for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 13,883.38 Standard Monetary Units.