The Free Land of Codpiece is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Charles V with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working, democratic population of 11.8 billion Codpieces hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gent. The average income tax rate is 9.8%.

The a Codpiece economy, worth 660 trillion silver pieces a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 55,978 silver pieces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence, Codpiece has designated Gent as its capital city, Girth has been named as Codpiece's national religion, and Charles V has just been declared ruler of Codpiece in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Codpiece's national animal is the Cod and its national religion is Girth.

Codpiece is ranked 2,459^th in the world and 1^st in The LCRUA for Highest Drug Use, scoring 387.03 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.