The Republic of Cordelia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Legate Rowan Lear with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 4.967 billion Cordelians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cordelia City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.9%.

The strong Cordelian economy, worth 299 trillion denaris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Average income is 60,265 denaris, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Legate Rowan Lear has just been declared ruler of Cordelia in an international press conference, Cordelia has designated Cordelia City as its capital city, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cordelia's national animal is the owl and its national religion is Tellurism.

Cordelia is ranked 144,997^th in the world and 9^th in Austritaria for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 75.83 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.