The United Kingdom of New Cordyceps is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Keir Starmer MP with a fair hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, ubiquitous missile silos, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 3.739 billion Brits live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, liberal morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of London. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.

The frighteningly efficient British economy, worth 502 trillion Quid a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism. Average income is an impressive 134,486 Quid, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Keir Starmer MP makes and breaks shaky peace deals in 140 characters or less, ratings for sitcom reruns are often much higher than election debates, people with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals, and you can bet your bottom dollar that gambling will cost you an arm and a leg. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Cordyceps's national animal is the Fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

New Cordyceps is ranked 20,708^th in the world and 363^rd in The North Pacific for Nudest, with 219.5 cheeks per square mile.