The Allied States of Claude Brinegar is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, unlimited-speed roads, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, hard-working population of 11.865 billion Claude Brinegarians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.8%.

The strong Claude Brinegarian economy, worth 743 trillion Golds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 62,686 Golds, with the richest citizens earning 7.8 times as much as the poorest.

Bleach is the nation's most common pesticide, the treehouse in Spider Park is the tallest building in Claude Brinegar, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', and the typical murderer weighs 150kg and has hairy arms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Claude Brinegar's national animal is the Spider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Claude Brinegar is ranked 126,068^th in the world and 85^th in The Gallery for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.11 law-abiding acts per hour.