The Kingdom of Compedlandia is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.209 billion Compedlandians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Compedlandian economy, worth 736 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 229,412 Pounds, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,018,653 per year while the poor average 32,211, a ratio of 31.6 to 1.

Birdsong in the mountains has to be loud enough to drown out nearby jackhammers, Compedlandians believe the only thing that will make you happy is being unhappy with who you are, the end of autumn is celebrated with a bonfire of designer bags, and political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from Leader's throne. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Compedlandia's national animal is the hedgehog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Compedlandia is ranked 9,347^th in the world and 167^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 421.65 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.