The Federal Republic of Cobalite is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, otherworldly petting zoo, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 689 million Cobaliteans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Turellis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 53.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Cobalitean economy, worth 66.3 trillion Instaxes a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,289 Instaxes, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Group hugs break out during floor votes, marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home, sea side cafes are required by law to close during summer, and members of ethnic minorities are more often called "boy" or "girl" than by their actual names. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cobalite's national animal is the Geopelia, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cobalite is ranked 29,543^rd in the world and 80^th in Christians for Most Developed, scoring 83.14 on the Human Development Index.