The Constitutional Monarchy of Popcon is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, rampant corporate plagiarism, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working population of 205 million Popconians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.9%.

The strong Popconian economy, worth 11.3 trillion Cons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 55,204 Cons, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, footballers are doing aerobics in the sauna to build their hot weather endurance, the nation has declared its intention to "stretch out", and prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Popcon's national animal is the Big Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Popcon is ranked 131,429^th in the world and 44^th in Hive for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 1,782.68 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.