The Most Serene Republic of Goondania is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, triple-decker prams, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 372 million Goondanians 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, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Goondon. The average income tax rate is 19.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Goondanian economy, worth 24.4 trillion Goonings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 65,609 Goonings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Entomologists flock to Goondon for its remarkable gadfly population, the Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, shock troops shock enemy forces with their nudity, and Goondania has designated Goondon as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goondania's national animal is the Goon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Goondania is ranked 147,590^th in the world and 7^th in Paradise Everywhere for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 1,540.36 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.