The Basketi Democratic Sultanate of Kuratsala is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Sultan Muhammad Bin Simad Bin MalidAhmed with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory military service, and avant-garde cinema. The compassionate, devout population of 5.87 billion Kuratsalans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Babarihago. The average income tax rate is 31.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Kuratsalan economy, worth 371 trillion Nulcranis a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,235 Nulcranis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

History textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, rugby players that knock each other over always stop to make sure the other fellow is okay, and citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kuratsala's national animal is the Avren Crane, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Basketi.

Kuratsala is ranked 106,810^th in the world and 3^rd in Sub Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.07 law-abiding acts per hour.