The United States of Clonegarth 001 is a titanic, cultured nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, infamous sell-swords, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.278 billion Cloonegardians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Clonedgard 01. The average income tax rate is 80.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Clonegarth 001ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,925 trillion Gold Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 134,861 Gold Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All facts are created equal, the saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", prosecutors are tucked into bed by the household police officer, and politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Clonegarth 001's national animal is the Black Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Clonegarth 001 is ranked 16,415^th in the world and 11^th in House Elegarth for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 80.55 Effective Tax Rate.