The Most Serene Republic of Costa Azuria is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 368 million Azurians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 67.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Azurian economy, worth 5.94 trillion Escudoes 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 led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 16,145 Escudoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government pours millions of Escudoes into rehabilitation programs annually, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, and the art of conversation has been rediscovered. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Costa Azuria's national animal is the Azurian pheasant.

Costa Azuria is ranked 51,680^th in the world and 3^rd in Global Coalition for Humanity for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 67.74 Effective Tax Rate.