The Dirlandic State of Cottony is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Mayor Yoshiko McAdams with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, avant-garde cinema, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cheerful population of 8.402 billion Dirlanders are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kuntawillen. The average income tax rate is 87.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dirlandic economy, worth 752 trillion kořnëts a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 89,560 kořnëts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, flipping a coin to make a decision leads to a referral to Gambling Addiction Services, surprising numbers of poor people are protesting against taxing the rich, and government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cottony's national animal is the Dirlandic sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Cottony is ranked 11,869^th in the world and 8^th in Nordic Lands for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 3,003.2 on the Societal Mobility Rating.