The Realm of Cotland is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by King Sverre II with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 46.653 billion Cottishes are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The relatively small, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Education and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Storstad. The average income tax rate is 10.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cotlandian economy, worth a remarkable 4,838 trillion Rikskrones a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 103,708 Rikskrones, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, commuters and their desktops both bemoan their hard drives, homophobia is off the menu, and light entertainment isn't dead. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Cotland's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cotland is ranked 29,100^th in the world and 1,631^st in Lazarus for Longest Average Lifespans, with 90.15 years.