The Nazgûl Calvary of Chordane is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 12.27 billion Chordaneans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 30.0%.

The very strong Chordanean economy, worth 758 trillion sacred stones a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 61,825 sacred stones, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 245,570 per year while the poor average 10,501, a ratio of 23.4 to 1.

The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, conspiracy theorists allege that the government is spying on them through their carbon monoxide detectors, motels cater primarily to adulterers, and a government program is underway to revitalize Chordane's beaches. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chordane's national animal is the serpent, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Chordane is ranked 146,841^st in the world and 6,136^th in Lazarus for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 97.73 on the Clooney Contribution Index.