The Republic of Gumeus is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by President Slaeyd with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-working, democratic population of 4.839 billion turks enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Coastcity. The average income tax rate is 44.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Gumeusian economy, worth 338 trillion Lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 69,914 Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Octogenarian swimsuit models insist that they've still got it, Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, the contraband cigarette trade is lighting up across Gumeus, and dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gumeus's national animal is the Gumeni, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gumeus is ranked 30,285^th in the world and 11^th in Prudentia for Smartest Citizens, with 48.5 quips per hour.