The Duchy of Courland is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, public floggings, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 20.242 billion Courlandians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 68.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Courlandian economy, worth a remarkable 2,826 trillion Golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 139,618 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Apples shaped like baguettes have become a strange new food fad, most farmers are indentured to agrochemical conglomerates, "Mad Max: Returning Again to Barrydrome" is this year's unexpected summer blockbuster, and formerly internationally exported goods are now given away for free. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Courland's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Courland is ranked 11,591^st in the world and 2^nd in United States of America for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,685.23 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.