The Federation of Curren is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 141 million Currenians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The very strong Currenian economy, worth 9.80 trillion Currents a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 69,508 Currents, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 229,634 per year while the poor average 15,734, a ratio of 14.6 to 1.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies, voting is voluntary, and corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Curren's national animal is the Bull, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Curren is ranked 97,694^th in the world and 1^st in The Cobra for Highest Average Incomes, with 69,508.06 Standard Monetary Units.