The Matriarchy of Compa is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 5.683 billion Compans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 40.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Compan economy, worth 581 trillion credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 102,249 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

New pests have been imported into Compa, women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands, the nation's politicians are acknowledged as the most polite in the region to the dismay of comedians everywhere, and burnt-out forty-foot-tall wicker men dot the countryside. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Compa's national animal is the dogoo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Compa is ranked 266,453^rd in the world and 42^nd in Geimugyoukai for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -8.94 on the Clooney Contribution Index.