The Republic of Cuyaga is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 311 million Cuyagans 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, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Cuyagan economy, worth 10.4 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 33,555 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is using tax revenues to provide jobs for the poor, the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country, the government is financing an extremely costly war against malaria, and pillows outnumber picket signs at most workers rallies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cuyaga's national animal is the Bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cuyaga is ranked 28,057^th in the world and 135^th in Concord for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,749.43 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.