The Union of Coth Pladyia is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Metalag VII with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 9.034 billion Coths enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Anvil. The average income tax rate is 44.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Coth Pladyian economy, worth a remarkable 1,650 trillion Kromərs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 182,751 Kromərs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Paper and ink publications are subsidised by the government to keep them in the black, foreign ambassadors closely guard their culinary secrets, lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, and foreigners "adopt" rotund Cows to line the pockets of wildlife sanctuaries. Crime is totally unknown. Coth Pladyia's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Məkhanism.

Coth Pladyia is ranked 255,864^th in the world and 3,722^nd in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 815.39 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.