The Commonwealth of Gaeslan 172 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The quiet, industrious population of 17.941 billion Gaeslan 172ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 46.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Gaeslan 172ian economy, worth 606 trillion kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Tourism, Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 33,812 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown. Gaeslan 172's national animal is the gyrfalcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Gaeslan 172 is ranked 113,244^th in the world and 1^st in North Atlantic Ocean for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.34 law-abiding acts per hour.