The Confederacy of COWARDS HIDE BEYOND EMPTY HUSKS is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.469 billion COWARDS HIDE BEYOND EMPTY HUSKSians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Eye of Terror. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.2%.

The very strong COWARDS HIDE BEYOND EMPTY HUSKSian economy, worth 87.1 trillion ᅟᅟᅟᅟ ᅟs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Furniture Restoration, and Soda Sales. Average income is 59,263 ᅟᅟᅟᅟ ᅟs, with the richest citizens earning 8.0 times as much as the poorest.

Preservative manufacturers are told to put a lid on it, street crime is on the rise as police officers spend most of their time in prisons, all facts are created equal, and town welcome signs list corporate sponsors. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. COWARDS HIDE BEYOND EMPTY HUSKS's national animal is the Wages, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

COWARDS HIDE BEYOND EMPTY HUSKS is ranked 270,879^th in the world and 1^st in Lio for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5.37 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.