The Republic of Chibalba is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 153 million Chibalbans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 59.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Chibalban economy, worth 4.62 trillion domars 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 major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 30,208 domars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region, frat-house partying has become the national pastime, and government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chibalba's national animal is the two-headed harpy eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Chibalba is ranked 43,882^nd in the world and 12^th in Teremara for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.96 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.