The Jarldom of Gutes is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Guti with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.112 billion Gutar are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Visby. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.1%.

The powerhouse Gutniskr economy, worth 151 trillion Dirhams a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is 71,965 Dirhams, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 383,931 per year while the poor average 7,089, a ratio of 54.2 to 1.

Half-naked men feature prominently in official military materials, the alien invasion siren sounds eerily like a UFO, doctors recommend a daily intake of a cupful of coins, and the hit new medical TV show "Home" prominently features the brand of painkiller the lead doctor is addicted to. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Gutes's national animal is the Ram, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Teuthism.

Gutes is ranked 318,167^th in the world and 6^th in Helghan Corporation for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -8.37 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.