The Republic of Con Alt Espiand is a titanic, socially progressive nation, notable for its burgeoning black hawk population. The cynical population of 11.176 billion Con Alt Espiandians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 26.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Con Alt Espiandian economy, worth 417 trillion regions a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 37,311 regions, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, organ donation is compulsory, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, and military spending recently hit a new high. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Con Alt Espiand's national animal is the black hawk.

Con Alt Espiand is ranked 35,988^th in the world and 1^st in The Slopes for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 5,091.25 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.