The People's Republic of Costa Luar is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its public floggings, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 551 million Luarianos 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nova Esperança. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Costa Luarian economy, worth 31.8 trillion Luariano Reais a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,647 Luariano Reais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

One-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left, no one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore, and police officers often head to work wearing onesies and fluffy pink bunny-slippers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Costa Luar's national animal is the Llama, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Costa Luar is ranked 204,290^th in the world and 145^th in The Communist Bloc for Fattest Citizens, with 9.25 Obesity Rate.