The Democratic States of Compowomie is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chancellor Gerephim with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.399 billion Compowomen enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sertusfrus. The average income tax rate is 55.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Compowomian economy, worth 236 trillion shiels a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 98,694 shiels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new biography of Chancellor Gerephim is subtitled "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hate the Bomb", grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly, there's a bright dawn ahead for Compowomie, and an extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Compowomie's national animal is the rattlesnake, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Compowomie is ranked 31,145^th in the world and 1,106^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.2 law-abiding acts per hour.