The Confederacy of Columbardy is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 56 million Columbards 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.1%.

The powerhouse Columbard economy, worth 4.22 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is 75,442 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 223,324 per year while the poor average 20,018, a ratio of 11.2 to 1.

The importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, the national sporting identity is represented by a talking burger and a singing smartphone, people often feel unbalanced by their daily commute, and personal injury lawyers are demanding compensation from the government after recent reductions in manufacturer liability. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Columbardy's national animal is the turkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Columbardy is ranked 145,662^nd in the world and 1,972^nd in The North Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 8,490.58 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.