The Kingdom of Sordao is a very large, orderly nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 161 million Sordaoans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 33.0%.

The Sordaoan economy, worth 7.14 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,377 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Squeaky high prepubescent voices recite the patriotic poem "Hail to The Leader!" before each meal, daily newspapers are permitted to run only pro-government stories, arbitration is mightier than the sword, and being able to unblock a u-bend pipe is considered a universally essential skill. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sordao's national animal is the Mangler Shark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Sordao is ranked 30,675^th in the world and 54^th in KAISERREICH for Most Patriotic, with 38 flags saluted per person per day.