The Peoples Democracy of Queleme is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by General Secretary Serena with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.581 billion Quelemeans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Quelnar. The average income tax rate is 90.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Quelemean economy, worth 741 trillion Qurns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is 77,388 Qurns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rumor has it that General Secretary Serena has won three lotteries in a row, astronauts take one small step for Queleme and one giant step backward from confrontation, defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were, and too many developers spoil the codebase. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Queleme's national animal is the Wombat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Queleme is ranked 33,986^th in the world and 536^th in The Communist Bloc for Lowest Crime Rates, with 80.47 law-abiding acts per hour.