The Colony of Songclave is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by The Caretaker with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.006 billion Pilgrims hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bellhart. The average income tax rate is 50.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Choirbug economy, worth 137 trillion Rosaries a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 137,019 Rosaries, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, and the best defense is a good fence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Songclave's national animal is the Maggot, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Citadel Of Song.

Songclave is ranked 32,435^th in the world and 12^th in Albastru for Highest Average Incomes, with 137,019.06 Standard Monetary Units.