The United Provinces of Gamhound is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Supreme Executor Jason Parenon with a fair hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, sprawling nuclear power plants, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 32.769 billion Gamhoundish 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 enormous government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Environment, and Welfare are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scorchburg. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Gamhoundish economy, worth a remarkable 9,372 trillion Gams a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 286,012 Gams, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children's TV shows are having a gay old time, mosh pits are a common phenomenon in Supreme Executor Jason Parenon's political rallies, the number of eyes rolled per maths lesson is increasing exponentially, and the media seems excessively interested in what Supreme Executor Jason Parenon is wearing this season. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gamhound's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Eternal Conflagration.

Gamhound is ranked 830^th in the world and 5^th in Yggdrasil for Most Cultured, scoring 396 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.