The Republic of Caurus is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by the Chancellor of The Republic of Corus with an even hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, infamous sell-swords, and daily referendums. The compassionate, devout population of 18.982 billion Corusmen are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Healthcare, and Defense are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zenith. The average income tax rate is 72.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Corusman economy, worth a remarkable 2,338 trillion Corus Pounds a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,205 Corus Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visitors to Self-Sufficiency National Park who ask for trail maps are handed a pen and a blank sheet of paper, the government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative, the Great Corusman Melting Pot boils out ethnic heritage, and the running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Caurus's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is the Occidental Congregational Church.

Caurus is ranked 11,829^th in the world and 1^st in Federal Colonial Alliance for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 11,851.71 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.