The Nuclear Weapons State of Neo Cortex is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Dr Neo Cortex with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory gun ownership, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.301 billion Anti-Bandicoots are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Space Station. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.2%.

The powerhouse Neo Cortexian economy, worth 373 trillion Crystals a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 86,761 Crystals, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's streets have become a winter wonderland of salt and sand, movement-triggered sensors mean that for every door that closes another one opens, the poorest Anti-Bandicoots live in 'the stacks', and taking hostages is a great way to influence government policy. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Neo Cortex's national animal is the Nuke, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Cult of Neo Cortex.

Neo Cortex is ranked 256,051^st in the world and 33^rd in The Card Void for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring zero on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.