The Colony of Costas Esmeralda is a very large, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, free-roaming dinosaurs, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic population of 313 million esmeraldans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 23.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient esmeraldanian economy, worth 16.3 trillion green pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,197 green pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Beloved cartoon icon Mikkey Green Sea Turtle writhes after eating green pesos, you're never too young to learn how to lie with confidence, there's nothing more rock-and-roll than absolute sobriety, and drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Costas Esmeralda's national animal is the green sea turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Costas Esmeralda is ranked 177,943^rd in the world and 2,338^th in the South Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 9.67 Obesity Rate.