The Republic of Courelli is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Governor Vittoria Marchetti with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 20.577 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 Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Sereno. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Courellian economy, worth a remarkable 4,000 trillion callas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 194,403 callas, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

No one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore, people who do not complete their community service are sentenced to more community service, report cards now include a 'Pain Tolerance' grading column, and the terminally ill are applying for visas from their bed. 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 5,288^th in the world and 15^th in The Social Liberal Union for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring 16 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.