The Reformer of Gorbistan is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 33.59 billion Gorbistanians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 73.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The enormous but inefficient Gorbistanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,233 trillion new rubels a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 36,734 new rubels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

All-natural foods are becoming a major fad, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways, and religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gorbistan's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gorbistan is ranked 97,918^th in the world and 1^st in Hethrum for Most Primitive, scoring -12.25 on the Scary Big Number Scale.