The Federation of Chimms is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by 001 with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 12.985 billion Chimmsians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Estergan. The average income tax rate is 85.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Chimmsian economy, worth a remarkable 2,381 trillion Chimm Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 183,401 Chimm Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", the nation was recently voted "most likely to betray its allies", sweat stains are proof of political acumen, and diaper-wrapped shawarma is a fan-favorite. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chimms's national animal is the Plorgus, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Chimms is ranked 117,956^th in the world and 4,300^th in Lazarus for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,227.54 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.