The Federation of Concordious is a small, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 40 million Concordiousians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 14.1%.

The Concordiousian economy, worth 2.61 trillion Concordious Gold Ranges of Value a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 65,242 Concordious Gold Ranges of Value, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets, cases of disease among the civilian population dwindle as civilian population dwindles, the average cargo freighter spends more than half its service life undergoing safety inspections, and children's daycare starts at the crack of dawn. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Concordious's national animal is the Bloomious, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Concordious is ranked 138,248^th in the world and 92^nd in Britannia for Most Developed, scoring 56.6 on the Human Development Index.