The Kingdom of Courdal is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 274 million Courdalians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 8.0%.

The strong Courdalian economy, worth 16.5 trillion Courdalian Cashes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 60,203 Courdalian Cashes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Courdal's national animal is the Courdalian Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Courdal is ranked 27,202^nd in the world and 49^th in United Kingdom for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,295.96 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.