The Republic of Caurus is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by the Chancellor of The Republic of Corus with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 23.768 billion Corusmen are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while International Aid is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stillwater Hollow. The average income tax rate is 74.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Corusman economy, worth a remarkable 3,032 trillion Corus Pounds a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 127,591 Corus Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside, foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle, citizens are exhausted from weekly general elections, and the only way for immigrants to get into office is as a janitor. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Caurus's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is the Occidental Congregational Church.

Caurus is ranked 9,994^th in the world and 1^st in Federal Colonial Alliance for Highest Food Quality, scoring 151.02 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.