The Empire of Kuriko is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Empress Aelia Murena with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, otherworldly petting zoo, and compulsory military service. The compassionate population of 15.368 billion Lenlyvitians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 66.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Lenlyvitian economy, worth 537 trillion Lens 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 led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 34,956 Lens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, the military is researching proton packs and PK-meters to combat "unseen enemy forces", this year's televised Budget Forecast has been cancelled because there was already one last year, and polygamy is legal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kuriko's national animal is the Lenlyvalk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kuriko is ranked 214,520^th in the world and 88^th in The Hole To Hide In for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 542.22 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.