The Grand Duchy of Courage Caverns is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Most Courageous Clark Chin-Calliwell with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 5.267 billion Courage Cavepeople 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 Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Creatis. The average income tax rate is 95.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Courage Cavernsian economy, worth a remarkable 1,060 trillion dollarydoos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 201,359 dollarydoos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Thieves find battery shops juicier targets than banks, extreme hiring regulations mean a job in Courage Caverns is often a lifetime appointment, facial disfigurement is a leading cause of supervillainy, and anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Courage Caverns's national animal is the owlbear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Not applicable.

Courage Caverns is ranked 4,025^th in the world and 70^th in 10000 Islands for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 89.08 on the Kitten Softness Rating.