The Anthrostate of Korwin is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Consul MakIlle with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 16.973 billion Korwinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ashkiln. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Korwinian economy, worth a remarkable 4,870 trillion liens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 286,943 liens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Religious classes are compulsory for all school students, athletes are renowned for being the best at maths, obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals, and families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Korwin's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Korwin is ranked 1,172^nd in the world and 12^th in Forest for Highest Poor Incomes, with 261,088.38 Standard Monetary Units.