The Democratic Republic of Countriopia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its smutty television, national health service, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 21.236 billion Countriopians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Biseru. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Countriopian economy, worth a remarkable 8,412 trillion Rotons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 396,129 Rotons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves, the nation's taxpayers pay for foreign governments' extravagances, flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug, and 100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Countriopia's national animal is the Countriopian Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Countriopia is ranked 47^th in the world and 1^st in Solidaritat for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 26,303.46 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.