The Republic of Cliponta is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its teetotalling pirates, public floggings, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.169 billion Clipontans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Milan. The average income tax rate is 52.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Clipontan economy, worth 128 trillion Cytrusses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,541 Cytrusses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

A decrease in wailing and gnashing of teeth at astronomical events is reducing demand for dentistry, toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters, the Small Council has more than a little influence, and a rogue brutalist can cement their town in the past. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cliponta's national animal is the Onyx, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cliponta is ranked 149,042^nd in the world and 602^nd in Europeia for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,075.05 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.