The Theocratic Communion of COTNC is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Consul Dago Ultel with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, devout population of 15.776 billion Nipovians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dumeo. The average income tax rate is 96.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Nipovian economy, worth a remarkable 2,379 trillion Picres a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 150,839 Picres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People are offered free trials to go to trial, any secret that gets off someone's chest is promptly replaced, nine-year-olds are discovering that they can grow gardens in real life too, and the once prosperous capital is in utter decline. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. COTNC's national animal is the White Mantle Ox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Filii Uln.

COTNC is ranked 3,908^th in the world and 12^th in Declansburg for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 96.57 Effective Tax Rate.