The State of Clergue is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by The Governor with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, avowedly heterosexual populace, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 46.534 billion Clergueans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The relatively small government is solely concerned with Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. The average income tax rate is 13.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Clerguean economy, worth a remarkable 1,378 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 29,615 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Vaccinations are mandatory, signs saying "No Poor People or Weirdoes" are common outside shops and cafés, artists are pillars of society, and stores employing more than 100 employees are required to be at least twenty miles from any competitor. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Clergue's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Clergue is ranked 293,499^th in the world and 1^st in Clergue for Highest Average Incomes, with 29,615.85 Standard Monetary Units.