The Protectorate of Cardora is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, devout population of 868 million Cardorans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.7%.

The thriving Cardoran economy, worth 75.6 trillion Cardpoints a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 87,065 Cardpoints, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

Sneezing pedestrians are grabbed by alley-lurking doctors, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, scavengers with burlap sacks and shovels skulk around graveyards, and Catherine Gratwick's campaign support is considered seminal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cardora's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cardora is ranked 177,080^th in the world and 11^th in Trading Cards for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 1,565.66 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.