The Free Merchant Republic of Corcelia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Maestro Andrea Pirlo with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, rampant corporate plagiarism, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 4.913 billion Corcelians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cittadella di Corcelia. The average income tax rate is 67.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Corcelian economy, worth 520 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,006 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves, seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma, and the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Corcelia's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianism.

Corcelia is ranked 49,343^rd in the world and 2^nd in Venice for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 5,184.72 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.