The Republic of Cothe Saria is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Ashley B with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 5.035 billion Cothe Sarians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cedarville. The average income tax rate is 48.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Cothe Sarian economy, worth 730 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 145,057 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

This year's comedy award has left mothers-in-law seething, the nation's best artists are considered pretty easy to beat, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been banned for advocating gluttony, and atheists on vacation find Shaivism's scriptures make useful doorstops. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cothe Saria's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Shaivism.

Cothe Saria is ranked 97,375^th in the world and 72^nd in The Wellspring for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 48.57 Effective Tax Rate.