The Federal Republic of Claudican Union is a large, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 69 million Claudican Unionians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 38.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Claudican Unionian economy, worth 2.41 trillion Yeets 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 Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 34,898 Yeets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tourists visit Claudican Union to mass-moon Claudican Unionian politicians, would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here", the government pours millions of Yeets into rehabilitation programs annually, and small towns have started burning historical buildings in hopes of attracting tourists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Claudican Union's national animal is the Merlion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Claudican Union is ranked 54,518^th in the world and 255^th in Refugia for Most Beautiful Environments, with 666.43 pounds of wildlife per square mile.