The Empire of Gunndum is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.279 billion Gunndumians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gurenn. The average income tax rate is 58.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gunndumian economy, worth 137 trillion Neppits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 107,540 Neppits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader has just been declared ruler of Gunndum in an international press conference, mathematicians are gathering an infinite number of Slimes and typewriters to see if they can recreate the works of Max Barry, the nation grinds to a halt on the anniversary of every marginally noteworthy event, and forty-year-old men are asked for their ID before watching the latest pony cartoon movies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gunndum's national animal is the Slime, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gunndum is ranked 198,134^th in the world and 31^st in Benigtopia for Largest Populations, with 1.28 billion capita.