The Democratic Republic of Cotin is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its daily referendums, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.409 billion Cotinians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Corintio. The average income tax rate is 39.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Cotinian economy, worth 276 trillion florins a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 114,708 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Remote-control hang-gliding scarecrows patrol the skies to keep songbirds from leaving the nation's borders, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, tourists flock to see the giant stone carvings of historical leaders at Mount Rushless, and the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cotin's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cotin is ranked 272,821^st in the world and 197^th in Thaecia for Most Patriotic, with 0.68 flags saluted per person per day.