The People's Republic of Corkonia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Conan with an even hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, prohibition of alcohol, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 2.19 billion Corkonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cork. The average income tax rate is 46.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Corkonian economy, worth 312 trillion Punts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 142,571 Punts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Science centers and state of the art laboratories are ubiquitous, "The Pride of the Corkonian Skies" boasts an impressive 17 propellers and runs on turnip oil, civil servants refuse to enforce government regulations for fear of wider economic impact, and a cat may look at a king and a dude can look at an ass. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Corkonia's national animal is the Crow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is McGiurkery.

Corkonia is ranked 22,937^th in the world and 2^nd in The Union of the Worlds Nations for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 288.5 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.