The Second Republic of Gunard is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, enforced nudity, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.263 billion Gunardians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Callis. The average income tax rate is 76.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Gunardian economy, worth 90.7 trillion Gunardian Standard Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 71,838 Gunardian Standard Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A little love goes a long way claim Gunardian news, all the playground's a stage for Gunardian schoolchildren, civil engineers are undermining sinkholes, and no one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gunard's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Gunard is ranked 62,310^th in the world and 6^th in Kellick Isles for Smartest Citizens, with 40.45 quips per hour.