The Republic of Gouging Fire is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 722 million Gouging Fireans enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.7%.

The very strong Gouging Firean economy, worth 39.3 trillion pokecoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 54,448 pokecoins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 175,972 per year while the poor average 12,731, a ratio of 13.8 to 1.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Gouging Fire's national animal is the Gouging Fire, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Gouging Fire is ranked 58,319^th in the world and 91^st in Frozen Circle for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,013.7 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.