The Republic of Courelli is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Governor Vittoria Marchetti with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 20.492 billion Courellians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Sereno. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Courellian economy, worth a remarkable 3,980 trillion callas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 194,226 callas, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

You can be fired for dyeing grey hairs, people with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia faint upon diagnosis, government election advice reads like a restaurant menu, and graffiti is done with immaculate multi-layer shading. Crime is totally unknown. Courelli's national animal is the golden eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Dalinism.

Courelli is ranked 2,577^th in the world and 18^th in The Social Liberal Union for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 104.3 on the Kitten Softness Rating.