The Great Empire of Corydo is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by TM with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 11.685 billion Corydoians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Winchester. The average income tax rate is 93.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Corydoan economy, worth a remarkable 2,259 trillion Pounds a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 193,390 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Bars are packed at all hours, restaurants are required to specify whether their toilet paper was made in Corydo, mathematics majors learn about new ways to model their crushing debt, and the army lures cannon fodder with promises of a college education. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Corydo's national animal is the Unicorn, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Dakota.

Corydo is ranked 2,763^rd in the world and 8^th in the Outback for Most Cultured, scoring 220 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.