The Federal Republic of REPUBLIC OF GULPER is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, vat-grown people, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-working, democratic population of 478 million GULPERians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Healthcare, Administration, and Education also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Lonau. The average income tax rate is 37.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient GULPERian economy, worth 45.6 trillion GULPAS a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 95,404 GULPAS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions, it's said that Leader can turn every pleasure into a chore, time flies when you're not having fun, and you can call your arthritic immigrant neighbour for all your roof-tiling and guttering needs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. REPUBLIC OF GULPER's national animal is the Brushtail Possum, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

REPUBLIC OF GULPER is ranked 33,146^th in the world and 1,200^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 205.14 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.