The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation is a behemoth, efficient nation, ruled by James Chronicle with an even hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, daily referendums, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, cheerful population of 51.752 billion Cogitationites 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 relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Defense, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cogitation City. The average income tax rate is 20.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cognitive economy, worth an astonishing 10,347 trillion pennies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 199,949 pennies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Voters must frequently select what they view as the lesser of two evils on the ballot, keeping the lights on keeps the lights on for increasing amounts of Cogitationites, the government is spending serious cheddar protecting sewer rats, and the natural world is burning as the government adds hot sauce. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cogitation's national animal is the wise owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Cogitation is ranked 160,705^th in the world and 1^st in The Realm of Ambrosia for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 1,411.67 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.