The Federation of Chimms is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by 001 with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 12.6 billion Chimmsians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Estergan. The average income tax rate is 81.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Chimmsian economy, worth a remarkable 2,258 trillion Chimm Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 179,215 Chimm Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mosh pits are a common phenomenon in 001's political rallies, representatives soak in mineral pools at the new capitol building day spa, the people's love for 001 is little more than self-preservation, and government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chimms's national animal is the Plorgus, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Chimms is ranked 8,247^th in the world and 376^th in Lazarus for Largest Information Technology Sector, scoring 35,471.57 on the Fann-Boi Productivity Index.