The Republic of Courelli in TLA is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Governor Paolo Argentieri with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10.519 billion Courellians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Leoncavallo. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The strong Courellian economy, worth 494 trillion Callas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 46,999 Callas, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 274,370 per year while the poor average 3,788, a ratio of 72.4 to 1.

Several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister, and Courelli in TLA has designated Leoncavallo as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Courelli in TLA's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Dalinism.

Courelli in TLA is ranked 261,322^nd in the world and 381^st in The Leftist Assembly for Lowest Crime Rates, with 45.11 law-abiding acts per hour.