The Federal Republic of Cobalite is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, rampant corporate plagiarism, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 737 million Cobaliteans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Turellis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Cobalitean economy, worth 73.6 trillion Instaxes a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 99,921 Instaxes, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners, fidgety cubicle workers play with their balls, all you have to do is pray to get into Cobalite, and athletic teenagers are among the wealthiest members of society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cobalite's national animal is the Geopelia, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cobalite is ranked 262,472^nd in the world and 268^th in Christians for Largest Populations, with 737 million capita.