The Community of The Cooperation is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 26.265 billion Cooperators love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Hegemon. The average income tax rate is 97.5%.

The powerhouse cooperative economy, worth a remarkable 3,197 trillion units a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 121,737 units, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Solving crossword puzzles requires fluency in at least five languages, all you have to do is pray to get into The Cooperation, standing on a chair to reach a top shelf is seen as evidence of narcissistic personality disorder, and the government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Cooperation's national animal is the Albatross, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Cooperation is ranked 11,372^nd in the world and 20^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Populations, with 26.3 billion capita.