The Most Serene Republic of Graffiti Cleanup Machine CLVIII is a very large, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, enslaved workforce, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 304 million Graffiti Cleanup Machine CLVIIIians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.8%.

The strong Graffiti Cleanup Machine CLVIIIian economy, worth 14.1 trillion Liberties a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 46,375 Liberties, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 198,879 per year while the poor average 6,921, a ratio of 28.7 to 1.

Newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words', the government is under the thumb of countless special interests, construction workers evacuate work sites after finding sharp rocks on the ground, and no animal is considered endangered if there's another that looks kind of like it. Crime is a problem. Graffiti Cleanup Machine CLVIII's national animal is the Double-Headed Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Graffiti Cleanup Machine CLVIII is ranked 260,107^th in the world and 50^th in Defender Olympics for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring zero on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.