The Incorporated States of Modcon is a mid-sized, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 80 million Modconians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The all-consuming Modconian economy, worth 7.01 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 87,566 marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 272,632 per year while the poor average 21,619, a ratio of 12.6 to 1.

Modcon City's main city thoroughfare has been blocked by a row of leyland cypresses that mysteriously appeared overnight, the practice of capital punishment proves divisive, jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment, and programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Modcon's national animal is the otter, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Modcon is ranked 133,686^th in the world and 95^th in Albastru for Smartest Citizens, with 31.98 quips per hour.