The Mutual Democratic Alliance of CogDelve is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by AstralKirb with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.642 billion CogDelvers are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of CogSpire. The average income tax rate is 92.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving CogDelvera economy, worth 155 trillion Quarter Notes a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,968 Quarter Notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop, the experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Biggie Cheese Dung" has been declared a national treasure, visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with AstralKirb, and earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. CogDelve's national animal is the Biggie Cheese, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Void.

CogDelve is ranked 21,846^th in the world and 65^th in the Outback for Highest Poor Incomes, with 87,828.75 Standard Monetary Units.