The Most Serene Republic of Clemences is a mid-sized, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 69 million Kromacks 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 relatively small government prioritizes Education, although Welfare, Healthcare, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 18.4%.

The thriving Kromackian economy, worth 5.05 trillion Kromarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 73,135 Kromarks, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", the latest "must-have" uPhone is 1/4 mm thinner than last year's uPhone, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, and any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Clemences's national animal is the Mimir, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Clemences is ranked 189,895^th in the world and 2,220^th in The East Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,111.13 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.