The People's Republic of Collencia is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 18 million Collencians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 73.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Collencian economy, worth 257 billion Collencents a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture and Information Technology. Average income is 14,330 Collencents, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, courses in how to boil water are popular for formerly microwave-reliant Collencians, no one engages in 'locker room talk' any more, and convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Collencia's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Collencia is ranked 325,890^th in the world and 986^th in Carcassonne for Highest Average Incomes, with 14,331 Standard Monetary Units.