The Trident Commonwealth of Concordale is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Jacob Montreux with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 5.223 billion Concordish 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arcadia. The average income tax rate is 39.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Concordish economy, worth 196 trillion Chronos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 37,560 Chronos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence, museums have more touchscreens on display than artifacts, prison visits increase substantially during election years, and the nation's new foreign policy of 'very disproportionate retribution' has its neighbors on edge. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Concordale's national animal is the Concord Falcon and its national religion is Faith of the Seven.

Concordale is ranked 167,028^th in the world and 11^th in The Trident Alliance for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 606.56 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.