The People's Republic of Corkonia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Conan with an even hand, and renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.352 billion Corkonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cork. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Corkonian economy, worth 338 trillion Punts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 143,730 Punts, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units, one year's corporation tax from three international megacorporations has funded one dozen shiny black pencils for Conan's office, gay men commonly complain about their time of the month, and gay couples have to travel to Brancaland to find a church that will actually let them wed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. 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 25,152^nd in the world and 3^rd in The Union of the Worlds Nations for Most Developed, scoring 85.34 on the Human Development Index.