The Commonwealth of Croblade is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Evangeline Martin with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.174 billion Crobladians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greenridge. The average income tax rate is 69.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Crobladian economy, worth 976 trillion Crobladian Sorloes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 158,143 Crobladian Sorloes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Elections are won by the candidate who makes the best 'yo mama' jokes, small patches of desolate land across the world are part of Crobladian sovereign territory, planespotters are emigrating in droves, and Bigtopian relations have become a minefield. Crime is totally unknown. Croblade's national animal is the Panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Nawhian Artorianity.

Croblade is ranked 24,219^th in the world and 96^th in the Plains of Perdition for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,995.06 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.