The Federation of Cordice is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Lilac Adomi with an iron fist, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, prohibition of alcohol, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 6.138 billion Cordiceans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vezan. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Cordicean economy, worth a remarkable 1,475 trillion Cordician Zens a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 240,420 Cordician Zens, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,231,662 per year while the poor average 2,421, a ratio of 921 to 1.

Constipated-looking politicians are uptight about potty mouths, wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles, the subway is dead quiet in early afternoons, and twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Cordice's national animal is the Cordician Shark, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Cult of Lilac.

Cordice is ranked 319,016^th in the world and 28^th in Patriam for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -47 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.