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The United Kingdom of Clarence-Voslage is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by HM The King with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and pith helmet sales. The devout population of 8.755 billion Clarence-Voslageans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Griswall City. The average income tax rate is 95.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Clarence-Voslagean economy, worth a remarkable 1,528 trillion Voslagean marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 174,540 Voslagean marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Singles on the dating scene no longer worry about looking their age, it's illegal to be caught on tape, every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead, and Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Clarence-Voslage's national animal is the pigeon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Royal Cult.

Clarence-Voslage is ranked 115,087^th in the world and 1,975^th in The East Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 2,803.65 on the Hickory Productivity Index.