The Borderlands of Clantonia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, complete lack of public education, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.059 billion Clantonians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals is solely concerned with Industry. Income tax is unheard of.

The strong Clantonian economy, worth 382 trillion Notes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 124,955 Notes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 462,702 per year while the poor average 23,761, a ratio of 19.5 to 1.

Town welcome signs list corporate sponsors, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, young girls often attend the same schools as their children, and one man's trash is another company's tax break. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Clantonia's national animal is the Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Clantonia is ranked 944^th in the world and 4^th in Concord for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 19,745.9 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.