The Bird Republic of Cockatiel Island is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and absence of drug laws. The hard-working population of 677 million Cockatiels enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Korela City. The average income tax rate is 9.7%.

The Cockatiel Islandian economy, worth 32.8 trillion Birds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 48,425 Birds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Cockatiel Island has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case, late night adverts for breast milk co-ops regularly win pornography industry awards, and citizens need to demonstrate a complete set of dental records to throw five bucks in a hobo's hat. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Cockatiel Island's national animal is the Gray Island Cockatiel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cockatiel Island is ranked 95,971^st in the world and 1^st in Bird Nations for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 3,195.97 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.