The Commonwealth of Gaeslan 238 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and absence of drug laws. The cynical population of 17.672 billion Gaeslan 238ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 29.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Gaeslan 238ian economy, worth 493 trillion kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 27,901 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Gaeslan 238's national animal is the gyrfalcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Gaeslan 238 is ranked 88,335^th in the world and 1^st in ULAF for Most Beautiful Environments, with 582.21 pounds of wildlife per square mile.