The Federal Republic of Cobalite is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, ban on automobiles, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, democratic population of 742 million Cobaliteans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Turellis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Cobalitean economy, worth 74.6 trillion Instaxes a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,491 Instaxes, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

All you have to do is pray to get into Cobalite, athletic teenagers are among the wealthiest members of society, blood stains the floors of the execution room and the hands of the state, and major cities are suffering under water rationing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cobalite's national animal is the Geopelia, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cobalite is ranked 122,532^nd in the world and 155^th in Christians for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,695.78 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.