The Confederacy of Gespain is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Federal Council with a fair hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 9.32 billion Spaniards are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Madrid. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Spaniard economy, worth a remarkable 3,985 trillion Gold Standards a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 427,579 Gold Standards, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,898,707 per year while the poor average 5,226, a ratio of 746 to 1.

The military invades any neighboring nation with the gall to criticize its policies, politicians are often seen drinking soft drinks at the end of every public address, the "temporary replacement bus service" is now a permanent fixture, and homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, probably because of the absence of a police force. Gespain's national animal is the Bull, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gespain is ranked 291,262^nd in the world and 124^th in Capitalist Paradise for Most Beautiful Environments, with 0.94 pounds of wildlife per square mile.