The Disputed Territories of The COREs is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 241 million COREsians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 77.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The COREsian economy, worth 14.3 trillion Маркаs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 59,427 Маркаs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Leader is a silly poophead, hipster cyclists declare that "metal is dead", pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit, and murderers facing life in prison listen to long sermons on positive thinking. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The COREs's national animal is the Крыса, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The COREs is ranked 90,947^th in the world and 3^rd in Collective Agreement on Non Governmental for Most Corrupt Governments, with 16.46 kickbacks per hour.