The Democratic People's Republic of Gwerq is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Mädja Lhooq with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, ban on automobiles, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 8.569 billion Gwerqians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kobistania. The average income tax rate is 97.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Gwerqian economy, worth a remarkable 1,206 trillion korins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 140,766 korins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, arbitration is mightier than the sword, Gwerq's citizens often wander into each other's homes, and visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gwerq's national animal is the monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gwerq is ranked 3,188^th in the world and 79^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Developed, scoring 97.07 on the Human Development Index.