The Titular Republic of Koerle is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 662 million Kørlsker 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 Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Åsolde. The average income tax rate is 47.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Kørlsk economy, worth 20.8 trillion kronts a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Furniture Restoration, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,440 kronts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are remarkably well involved in the political process, the latest superhero movie features a caped goose with adamantium claws, future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence, and the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Koerle's national animal is the goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Koerle is ranked 188,609^th in the world and 1,951^st in the West Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 2 kickbacks per hour.