The Colony of Lower Chicaldurn is a small, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 36 million Lower Chicaldurnians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The minute, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 5.4%.

The Lower Chicaldurnian economy, worth 2.42 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 67,356 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Business is adjusting to new gender equality policies in the workplace, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, dreams of entering the Super League have been relegated to the history books, and the eagle is a protected species. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Lower Chicaldurn's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lower Chicaldurn is ranked 211,346^th in the world and 18^th in The Allied Republics for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 828.03 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.