The Socialist Republic of Cloudy Mountain is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Stogrim Proudhammer with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 21.738 billion Cloudy Mountains 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karak Drark. The average income tax rate is 88.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Cloudy Mountainian economy, worth a remarkable 3,758 trillion gold coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 172,879 gold coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has declared war on all passing comets, seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma, scenic tours are unheard of after most environmental laws were abolished, and the 'sing-a-long with Stogrim Proudhammer' album is a popular souvenir. Crime is totally unknown. Cloudy Mountain's national animal is the Badger, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Cloudy Mountain is ranked 6,361^st in the world and 1^st in Tarkin for Most Accessible, scoring 716.64 on the Keller-Reeve Index.