The United Kingdom of Gobshite is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by malevelon with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 3.217 billion Gobshiteans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Not a missile silo. The average income tax rate is 93.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gobshitean economy, worth 544 trillion Gobblers a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 169,240 Gobblers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, the stratosphere is full of "silent but deadly" attacks from malevelon's rear echelons, solving crossword puzzles requires fluency in at least five languages, and major internet servers have acquired citizenship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gobshite's national animal is the Cottingshite, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is NO.

Gobshite is ranked 37,997^th in the world and 1^st in Territhsolien for Most Cultured, scoring 75 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.