The Confederacy of Corporate Federation of Consortium is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its parental licensing program, daily referendums, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 266 million Consortiumians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.3%.

The powerhouse Consortiumian economy, worth 27.2 trillion CFC-Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 102,321 CFC-Credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 828,728 per year while the poor average 2,816, a ratio of 294 to 1.

Mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, Corporate Federation of Consortium has designated Corporate Federation of Consortium City as its capital city, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, and soldiers stream their classified military operations live for millions of fans. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Corporate Federation of Consortium's national animal is the Corporate Octopus.

Corporate Federation of Consortium is ranked 244,865^th in the world and 8,674^th in Balder for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 46.62 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.