The Republic of Cortesie is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by President Akad Moral-Zeneh with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate population of 6.255 billion cortesians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nerova. The average income tax rate is 81.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient cortesian economy, worth 976 trillion Saras a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 156,082 Saras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the sick and dying are locked in their homes with a red "X" painted on the front door, and the voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cortesie's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ilithism.

Cortesie is ranked 73,332^nd in the world and 2^nd in Elepian Union for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 3,713.58 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.