The Republic of Cobalmessethy is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its burgeoning elephant population. The devout population of 2.637 billion Cobalmessethyians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 33.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Cobalmessethyian economy, worth 78.1 trillion francs a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 29,607 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cobalmessethy's national animal is the elephant, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Cobalmessethy is ranked 133,385^th in the world and 1^st in The jolly roger for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,317.88 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.