The Republic of Gor Kebab is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Paul Hurst with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 12.894 billion Gor Kebabians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kebab City. The average income tax rate is 90.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gor Kebabian economy, worth a remarkable 2,311 trillion Kiscks a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 179,247 Kiscks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

When their backs are against the walls Gor Kebabians look out for gay men, acrimonious legal battles result during divorce proceedings, families burn Paul Hurst's latest official photograph to keep warm, and traffic cops spend most of their work-hours calculating citizens' monthly income. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gor Kebab's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sunni.

Gor Kebab is ranked 11,577^th in the world and 228^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,452.21 pounds of wildlife per square mile.