The Allied States of Klaren is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, unlimited-speed roads, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 166 million Klarenians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 54.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Klarenian economy, worth 11.8 trillion Iems a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,996 Iems, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

You need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly, compass sales have gone south, the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, and forty-year-old men are asked for their ID before watching the latest pony cartoon movies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Klaren's national animal is the megaladon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Klaren is ranked 312,252^nd in the world and 61^st in The United Binturong Islands for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.