The Titular Republic of Koerle is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 640 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 47.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Kørlsk economy, worth 20.1 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 distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach, in government offices a hidden killer takes the lives of ministers and civil servants, and the tightness of border controls in Koerle leave a little to be desired. 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 181,493^rd in the world and 2,346^th in the West Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 19.05 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.