The Celestial Empire of Cordova I is a gargantuan, genial nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 13.563 billion Cordovians 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 large government is primarily concerned with Law & Order, with Environment, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cordova City. The average income tax rate is 70.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Cordova Iian economy, worth 565 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 41,666 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Panels from bankrupt rooftop solar companies are used as props for sci-fi B-movies, the acceptance of acupuncture and other alternative therapies has needled the scientific community, retail stores are known for creating their own oddly-similar holidays in the months preceding any major festivity, and the nation grinds to a halt on the anniversary of every marginally noteworthy event. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cordova I's national animal is the dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Universalism.

Cordova I is ranked 295,767^th in the world and 1,112^th in Europeia for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -9.38 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.