The Flagship of SS Longclaw is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 17.542 billion SS Longclawians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Law & Order, with Industry and Defense also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.8%.

The powerhouse SS Longclawian economy, worth 605 trillion Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 34,488 Marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 105,356 per year while the poor average 8,750, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry and Leader has just been declared ruler of SS Longclaw in an international press conference. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. SS Longclaw's national animal is the Direwolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

SS Longclaw is ranked 266,479^th in the world and 4,578^th in eta for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 11.83 Effective Tax Rate.