The Republic of Costa de Rivera is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Azul with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.608 billion Costenos enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lago Capitalino. The average income tax rate is 38.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Costeno economy, worth 117 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 73,317 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, folk are absolutely certain that you can never be absolutely certain, the only way for immigrants to get into office is as a janitor, and destitute athletes are forced to train in the street. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Costa de Rivera's national animal is the river otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Costa de Rivera is ranked 10,546^th in the world and 1^st in Joalka for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 11,349.92 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.