The Free Land of GNU Hurd is a very large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 379 million GNU Hurdians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of GNU Mach. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.5%.

The very strong GNU Hurdian economy, worth 24.4 trillion servers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Gambling. Average income is 64,343 servers, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 260,882 per year while the poor average 10,563, a ratio of 24.7 to 1.

Code enforcement officers circle wealthy GNU Hurdians like vultures, no one gossips with Leader during diplomatic summits, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, and agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. GNU Hurd's national animal is the GNU.

GNU Hurd is ranked 153,779^th in the world and 57^th in Conservative Guild for Most Corrupt Governments, with 3.69 kickbacks per hour.