The Holy Empire of Kleriel is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, cynical population of 715 million Neerai are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kadessa. The average income tax rate is 50.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Neerai economy, worth 69.3 trillion Kinahs a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,930 Kinahs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Organ donation is compulsory, thrift shops are closing their doors, teens are voting on which C-List pop star will be next to be evicted from the opera house, and news headlines suggest that Leader has a sideline in guinea pig pimping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kleriel's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kleriel is ranked 211,751^st in the world and 8,148^th in Osiris for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -3.1 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.