The Haus of Gebhardt is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Brandon Gebhardt with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 4.036 billion Gebhardts are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lopyop. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The thriving Gebhardtian economy, worth 227 trillion Deutsche Marks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Gambling and Information Technology. Average income is 56,280 Deutsche Marks, with the richest citizens earning 7.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government is outsourcing itself, a surprisingly large portion of the national budget is allocated to purchasing MMORPG "Elite Gold Loot Boxes", lending money has become a major liability, and prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present. Crime is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Gebhardt's national animal is the Golden Retriever, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Katholizismus.

Gebhardt is ranked 44^th in the world and 1^st in Lazarus for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 26,332.62 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.