The People's Federal Republic of Cloud Commune is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Sovereign Comrade Lucitos with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, humorless population of 8.727 billion Communians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Novus Constantinople. The average income tax rate is 99.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Communian economy, worth a remarkable 1,900 trillion Golden Tears a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 217,771 Golden Tears, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country, people talk about things being better when men were men, and religious households enthusiastically use whips in private. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cloud Commune's national animal is the Kangeroo, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Cloud Commune is ranked 1,667^th in the world and 1^st in Berytus for Most Beautiful Environments, with 4,017.13 pounds of wildlife per square mile.