The Theocratic Communion of COTNC is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Consul Dago Ultel with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and public floggings. The compassionate, devout population of 15.298 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 Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dumeo. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Nipovian economy, worth a remarkable 2,230 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 145,803 Picres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation has returned to more conventional warfare to slaughter its enemies, travelers praise airports for their endless beige corridors, structures are raised on promises, and anyone with an emergency on a holy day is advised to pray harder. 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 301,453^rd in the world and 110^th in Declansburg for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 18.58 on the Bus Surprisal Index.