The Republic of Kluz is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Czar with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 32.665 billion Kluzians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 72.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kluzian economy, worth a remarkable 2,355 trillion Kluz Zloties a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 72,098 Kluz Zloties, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A surprising number of travelers carry their water in vodka bottles, if foreigners can hit a spittoon from five paces they get a free holiday to Kluz, the nation's interest in space is at an all-time high while interest in saving the planet is at an all-time low, and acknowledgement of minority groups is usually a Trojan horse. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kluz's national animal is the Asiatic Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kluz is ranked 256,517^th in the world and 476^th in Europe for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -24.62 on the Hayek Index.