The Republic of Cleburnia is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 758 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 57.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Cleburnian economy, worth 25.7 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 33,942 Shaws, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A surprising number of Blackacrean immigrants have taken on roles in the nation's military R/D department, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, and there's a bright dawn ahead for Cleburnia. 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 33,480^th in the world and 4^th in Green Americas for Nicest Citizens, with 19.56 average smiles per day.