The Federal Republic of Gahais is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 528 million Gahaisians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gahais City. The average income tax rate is 61.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Gahaisian economy, worth 38.6 trillion Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,110 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, and restaurants are required to specify whether their toilet paper was made in Gahais. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gahais's national animal is the Saluki, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gahais is ranked 55,335^th in the world and 35^th in Sancturia for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,998.6 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.