The Republic of Courelli is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Governor Vittoria Marchetti with an even hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, complete lack of prisons, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 20.432 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 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Courellian economy, worth a remarkable 3,924 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 192,082 callas, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless, greased palms have made Governor Vittoria Marchetti's office smell like gravy, family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries, and the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression. 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 3,145^th in the world and 18^th in The Social Liberal Union for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 7,756.3 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.