The Republic of Portal is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning sheep population. The hard-working population of 4.977 billion Portalians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.3%.

The Portalian economy, worth 242 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 48,821 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Portal's national animal is the sheep, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Portal is ranked 134,028^th in the world and 1^st in The Better Wooloo Pact for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,916.04 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.