The Kingdom of Corvanthe is a mid-sized, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 69 million Corvantheans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.8%.

The strong Corvanthean economy, worth 4.54 trillion Talons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 65,752 Talons, with the richest citizens earning 9.6 times as much as the poorest.

Creating cardboard imitations of missiles is a new top-secret military project, the government is slowly introducing social welfare programs, birdsong in the mountains has to be loud enough to drown out nearby jackhammers, and Dàguó lanterns outnumber streetlights in major cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Corvanthe's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Corvanthe is ranked 142,301^st in the world and 459^th in Talonia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 465.5 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.