The Mountainous Socialists of Gombaland is a massive, genial nation, notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory vegetarianism. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.404 billion Gombalandians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gomburg. The average income tax rate is 74.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gombalandian economy, worth 160 trillion Gombs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 114,388 Gombs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison, the nation wears its high incidence of chromosomal diseases as a badge of pride, etiquette guides advise visitors to 'grovel gracefully', and extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gombaland's national animal is the Degu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gombaland is ranked 42,616^th in the world and 2,657^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 76.64 law-abiding acts per hour.