The Concordia State of Langong is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Lo Pek-Hok with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 12.379 billion Concordians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The medium-sized, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xinjing. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 91.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Concordian economy, worth a remarkable 3,752 trillion Concordia Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 303,131 Concordia Dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,729,439 per year while the poor average 4,172, a ratio of 654 to 1.

Groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol, the end of autumn is celebrated with a bonfire of designer bags, there's nothing more Concordian than revanchism, and racial and religious segregation has become rife as the various groups are loath to mingle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Langong's national animal is the Three-eyed Raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Bai Shangdi.

Langong is ranked 330,432^nd in the world and 64^th in Psychotic Dictatorships for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 17.56 on the Bus Surprisal Index.