The Democratic Republic of Cortlandt Manor is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by President Boxer with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cheerful population of 19.305 billion Cortlandians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westchester. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Cortlandt Manorian economy, worth a remarkable 2,400 trillion Spennies a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 124,347 Spennies, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated, city workers have declared that rolling markets aren't good for business after all, the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners, and maximum security Cortlandt Manorian subway stations inspire prison systems around the world. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cortlandt Manor's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Judaism.

Cortlandt Manor is ranked 4,396^th in the world and 33^rd in Europeia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 119.87 law-abiding acts per hour.