The Protectorate of Cliandera is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and complete lack of prisons. The democratic, devout population of 1.258 billion Clianderans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hlio. The average income tax rate is 16.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Clianderan economy, worth 73.0 trillion sdoorags a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,046 sdoorags, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Yawning is a sure sign of unemployment, the most ambitious parents buy a dozen lottery scratch-cards each week for their kids, street graffiti indicates the political party that dominates a neighborhood, and girls in elementary school classes gaze longingly at boys playing tag. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Cliandera's national animal is the swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cliandera is ranked 137,940^th in the world and 304^th in Starlight for Smartest Citizens, with 31.41 quips per hour.