The People's Republic of Collencia is a fledgling, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 5 million Collencians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 73.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Collencian economy, worth 49.9 billion Collencents 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 mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery. Average income is 9,973 Collencents, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, military funding has been stripped back, voting is voluntary, and same-sex marriages are increasingly common. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Collencia's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Collencia is ranked 328,083^rd in the world and 1,045^th in Carcassonne for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 2,632.9 Standard Monetary Units.