The Glorious People's Democracy of Covat is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Sernevhal Munihtanik with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, zero percent divorce rate, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.77 billion Covatians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tekalua. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 81.5%.

The strong Covatian economy, worth 148 trillion Ekuays a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 83,884 Ekuays, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Chain-gangs are often seen toting barges and lifting bales, Covatians are free from pain - but the side effects include loss of individual thought and freedom, citizens try to pass off bottlecaps they found in their backyards as historical artifacts, and conscientious objectors are hanged as traitors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Covat's national animal is the Covatian Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Munihtanikism.

Covat is ranked 214,114^th in the world and 2^nd in Cavatakia for Largest Populations, with 1.77 billion capita.