The Grand Duchy of Gothlandia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Ender Willkinson I with a fair hand, and remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, complete lack of prisons, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 29.25 billion Gothlandians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gothenhagen. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Gothlandian economy, worth a remarkable 8,120 trillion Goth Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 277,612 Goth Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

People make a career out of medical voyeurism, residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, the Gothlandian foreign aid program is quick to provide starving children with the latest video games, and cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high. Crime is totally unknown. Gothlandia's national animal is the Stag, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Naturism.

Gothlandia is ranked 307^th in the world and 2^nd in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 23,073.43 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.