The Allied States of Kuresa is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Budai Szilvester with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, prohibition of alcohol, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 7.847 billion Kuresans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Charnesse. The average income tax rate is 34.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Kuresan economy, worth 371 trillion lire a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,359 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The internet has been placed under government control, the government struggles to keep up with the endless list of petrol disasters, children have lost interest in toy guns in favor of toy meth lab kits, and the government raises tariffs on a weekly basis. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kuresa's national animal is the horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Kuresan Orthodox Church.

Kuresa is ranked 144,014^th in the world and 121^st in Coalition of Crown Albatross for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.51 law-abiding acts per hour.