The Eternal Misfortune of Copercia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, aversion to nipples, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless, devout population of 25.029 billion Copercians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Environment, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Copercian economy, worth a remarkable 6,139 trillion Coperciums a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Basket Weaving industry. Average income is an amazing 245,314 Coperciums, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children fear compulsory visits to their spiritual advisors more than the dentist, the saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", survivors receive aid from only the most environmentally-friendly transport, and noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Copercia's national animal is the Octopus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is a major religion.

Copercia is ranked 58^th in the world and 2^nd in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Longest Average Lifespans, with 103.44 years.