The Republic of Clayborne is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 200 million Clayborneans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 16.9%.

The Claybornean economy, worth 9.23 trillion Clayborne Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Average income is 46,127 Clayborne Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Euthanasia is illegal, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, crayon squiggles were a late addition to the works of the Renaissance Old Masters, and education and welfare spending are on the rise. Crime is relatively low. Clayborne's national animal is the Panda, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Clayborne is ranked 139,486^th in the world and 7,453^rd in Balder for Safest, scoring 66.97 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.