The Most Serene Republic of Gobberwart is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Supreme Leader Gruntbuggly with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, punitive income tax rates, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 9.678 billion Gobberwartians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Welfare and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gabbleblotchit. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Gobberwartian economy, worth a remarkable 3,370 trillion shekels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 348,278 shekels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens who become homeless are immediately executed, the military conducts 'training exercises' in prisons, mums always ask their three-year-olds for permission before hugging them, and this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gobberwart's national animal is the tardigrade, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gobberwart is ranked 2,595^th in the world and 1^st in A Game of Icons for Lowest Crime Rates, with 135.19 law-abiding acts per hour.