The Republic of Gerbil Kriopia is a titanic, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 11.657 billion Gerbil Kriopians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 21.2%.

The strong Gerbil Kriopian economy, worth 538 trillion salts a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 46,209 salts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Parents are held criminally responsible for their children's crimes, residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, birth rates have hit an all-time low, and the nation is going green. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Gerbil Kriopia's national animal is the llama, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gerbil Kriopia is ranked 164,047^th in the world and 25^th in Defender Olympics for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.63 on the Bus Surprisal Index.