The United States of CG flow is a very large, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 200 million CG flowians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.9%.

The strong CG flowian economy, worth 11.2 trillion CG dollas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 55,895 CG dollas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, and the police force is on a recruitment drive. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. CG flow's national animal is the Otter.

CG flow is ranked 295,031^st in the world and 131^st in Benigtopia for Largest Black Market, with 29.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.