The Great Empire of Corydo is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by TM with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, unlimited-speed roads, and frequent executions. The compassionate, democratic population of 12.043 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 2,329 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 193,406 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Mathematics majors learn about new ways to model their crushing debt, the army lures cannon fodder with promises of a college education, the government's foreign policy statements are less threatening than a World Assembly cease-and-desist letter, and family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries. 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 194,557^th in the world and 611^th in the Outback for Largest Black Market, with 548 billion Standard Monetary Units.