The Republic of Durlia is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Prime Minister with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, national health service, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 23.67 billion Durlians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Abyrmagg. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Durlian economy, worth a remarkable 3,892 trillion Argyns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 164,439 Argyns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Prime Minister has promised 'power to the puppies', claims adjusters are uselessly vague, postcards from Durlian driving test centres are popular souvenirs, and passengers often cause a stink on public transport. Crime is totally unknown. Durlia's national animal is the red deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Durlia is ranked 9,601^st in the world and 170^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 432.47 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.