The Armed Republic of Gusher is a very large, safe nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, compulsory military service, and complete lack of prisons. The devout population of 227 million Gusherians 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 Education, Administration, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 17.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Gusherian economy, worth 11.3 trillion Plebs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 49,720 Plebs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Visual acuity is worsening amongst teenagers, trying to toast marshmallows in an electric fireplace just isn't the same, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, and no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gusher's national animal is the Otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Gusher is ranked 76,657^th in the world and 485^th in The Leftist Assembly for Smartest Citizens, with 38.98 quips per hour.