The Illustrious Nation of Coredona is a massive, safe nation, ruled by King Crackpot with an iron fist, and notable for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, cynical population of 3.834 billion Coredonans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Avalon. The average income tax rate is 76.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Coredonan economy, worth 369 trillion Chocolate Coins a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,398 Chocolate Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The tax department is having withdrawal symptoms, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The New Avalon Times is sold out, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, and the countryside is shrouded by wind farms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Coredona's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Coredona is ranked 277,515^th in the world and 1,308^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -11.39 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.