The People's Commonwealth of Covarria is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Amelia Hartyer with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate population of 1.731 billion Covarrians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Covardon. The average income tax rate is 91.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Covarrian economy, worth 173 trillion covarrian pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 99,989 covarrian pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Prenuptial contracts have replaced diamond rings in marriage proposals, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, depression sinks in after each election when voters realize they are stuck with these people for years, and New Covardon is a police state during international summits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Covarria's national animal is the crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Covarria is ranked 7,335^th in the world and 384^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 39.36 average smiles per day.