The Republic of GKLess is a titanic, pleasant nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. The hard-working population of 11.701 billion GKLessians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 20.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The GKLessian economy, worth 561 trillion salts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,944 salts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, the new airport at Mr. Giles' farm is panicking his sheep, the GKLess City Pride Parade's head banner explains how unionizing is heteronormative, and evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right. Crime is relatively low. GKLess's national animal is the llama.

GKLess is ranked 125,836^th in the world and 208^th in Forest for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 610.11 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.