The Republic of Clounation is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 320 million Clounians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kavalon. The average income tax rate is 45.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Clounationian economy, worth 24.0 trillion Menaas a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,061 Menaas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teachers are dying as they attempt to read 500 word essays without pausing for breath, the official Clounationian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, pedal-powered removal vans are a popular Maxxmas gift for the children of separated parents, and heavily subsidised Clounationian baskets litter the streets of Kilimanjaroian. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Clounation's national animal is the Macaw, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Clounation is ranked 181,190^th in the world and 69^th in Kilimanjaroian for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 381.42 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.