The Colony of Lower Chicaldurn is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 9 million Lower Chicaldurnians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The minute, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 4.9%.

The strong Lower Chicaldurnian economy, worth 642 billion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 71,435 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Builders across Lower Chicaldurn are blocked up with orders for new public loos, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, cars are banned, and corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Lower Chicaldurn's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lower Chicaldurn is ranked 42,926^th in the world and 5^th in The Allied Republics for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,013.91 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.