The Republic of Coutdown is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Cyle Anglia with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 16.715 billion Cowdanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varmint. The average income tax rate is 82.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Coutdownian economy, worth a remarkable 2,587 trillion koranis a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 154,787 koranis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

New arrivals are asked the location of the Minister of the Interior's birthmark, the number of students attending university has reached a record high, police officers have been re-kitted with designer uniforms and gold-plated handcuffs, and hordes of tourists are ruining the environment. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Coutdown's national animal is the french pig, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Mixed.

Coutdown is ranked 8,532^nd in the world and 407^th in Osiris for Most Developed, scoring 91.71 on the Human Development Index.