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The Federation of Chimms is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by 001 with an even hand, and remarkable for its aversion to nipples, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 9.191 billion Chimmsians 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, 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 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Chimmsian economy, worth a remarkable 1,528 trillion Chimm Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 166,310 Chimm Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The number of students attending university has reached a record high, restaurants are required to specify whether their toilet paper was made in Chimms, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized, and concert pianists lie about their occupation to avoid ridicule. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded 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 305,973^rd in the world and 12,656^th in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -11.83 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.