The Empire of CLU is a behemoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Erisson I Hastur with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, public floggings, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, cheerful population of 51.049 billion CLUians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government is dominated by the Department of Education, with Environment and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of CLU CLU Land. The average income tax rate is 16.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient CLUian economy, worth an astonishing 12,572 trillion arcade tokens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 246,290 arcade tokens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The gravy train is chugging along on a new track, making up random numbers to name new asteroids is the bulk of astronomers' work, Erisson I Hastur's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army, and today's secret ingredients are blood, sweat, and tears. Crime is totally unknown. CLU's national animal is the grid bug, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

CLU is ranked 140^th in the world and 1^st in Discordia for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 22,123.09 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.