The Armed Republic of Cordis Indurat is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.92 billion Cordis Induratians 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 Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iron Citadel. The average income tax rate is 17.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Cordis Induratian economy, worth a remarkable 1,512 trillion Steel Standards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 169,600 Steel Standards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

The Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, shivering secretaries type letters under torrential downpours in open-roof offices, love is a precious butterfly to be crushed under diplomatic protocol, and private digital records now come with a convenient "download" button. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Cordis Indurat's national animal is the wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is None.

Cordis Indurat is ranked 3,584^th in the world and 259^th in Lazarus for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 140,090 Standard Monetary Units.