The First Order of Concorde Rising is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Vacilius Novaetum with a fair hand, and notable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 14.601 billion Concordians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Concordia. The average income tax rate is 45.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Concorde Risingian economy, worth 861 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,025 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Vacilius Novaetum is the self-declared God of all Concorde Rising, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, gambling addicts regularly lose their families' nest eggs at Native Concorde Risingian casinos, and the meaning of life was recently discovered in the patch notes for Version 1.42. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Concorde Rising's national animal is the Concorde Dragon and its national religion is Jediism.

Concorde Rising is ranked 43,647^th in the world and 2,160^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 104.53 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.