The Federation of New Gehenna is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Consul Frost Carbon with an even hand, and remarkable for its aversion to nipples, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 20.736 billion New Gehennans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wertfort. The average income tax rate is 91.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming New Gehennan economy, worth a remarkable 2,876 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,720 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's harder to qualify for IVF than for a good university, contemporary art museums showcase the latest in centuries-old art, sports fans complain that cricket tests now last an unbearable ten days, and citizens hear a diversity of opinions from a range of billionaire-owned corporations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Gehenna's national animal is the Spinosaurus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Gehenna is ranked 6,409^th in the world and 134^th in The East Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 139 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.