The Republic of Courelli is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Governor Paolo Argentieri with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 16.774 billion Courellians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Sereno. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Courellian economy, worth a remarkable 3,044 trillion callas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,509 callas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Calling tech support mid-shootout is a common occurrence, weapons produced by newly nationalized armaments factories have been found to contain sawdust instead of gunpowder, children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces, and international humanitarian organisations are applauding the government for ending the death penalty. Crime is totally unknown. Courelli's national animal is the golden eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Dalinism.

Courelli is ranked 189,957^th in the world and 21^st in The Social Liberal Union for Largest Black Market, with 577 billion Standard Monetary Units.