The Motherland of Custosia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by La Pierre with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, soft-spoken computers, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 4.532 billion Custosians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Banhan. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Custosian economy, worth 515 trillion Arrows a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 113,639 Arrows, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rumor has it that La Pierre has won three lotteries in a row, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, retail stores are known for creating their own oddly-similar holidays in the months preceding any major festivity, and the government's giant servers are often used as a tourist trap. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Custosia's national animal is the Cockatoo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Custosia is ranked 266,043^rd in the world and 4,764^th in The East Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.83 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.