The Free Land of Geraluden is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 319 million Geraludites enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laenishire. The average income tax rate is 52.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Geraludenian economy, worth 28.2 trillion credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,390 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Male politicians lose their jobs for staring too long at their female counterparts, the Geraludenian Intelligence Agency has put 'Project Quantum Refrigerator' on hold indefinitely, artificial intelligences seeking exciting work are overcome with ennui, and bike rage is all the rage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Geraluden's national animal is the capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Geraluden is ranked 59,912^th in the world and 63^rd in Horizon for Most Developed, scoring 74.65 on the Human Development Index.