The Bounce Bounce Bounce of Claude Balls is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates. The hard-working, cynical population of 4.876 billion Claude Ballsians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.4%.

The strong Claude Ballsian economy, worth 313 trillion francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 64,336 francs, with the richest citizens earning 8.7 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has become a pariah for giving pirates letters of marque, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, and ship captains always order a return to port at the slightest sign of rain. Crime is a problem. Claude Balls's national animal is the dove.

Claude Balls is ranked 144,002^nd in the world and 2^nd in FPCB Nations for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 452.82 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.