The Federal Republic of New Cora is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Arnold Kartet Mell with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 3.33 billion Corans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Coraxia. The average income tax rate is 92.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Coran economy, worth 477 trillion coraks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 143,352 coraks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves, and EpiPen sales have skyrocketed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Cora's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Cora is ranked 289,652^nd in the world and 6,287^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -26.22 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.