The Republic of Gorena is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by President Toller with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.974 billion Gorenans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paquemest. The average income tax rate is 47.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gorenan economy, worth 650 trillion gorenan marks 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 218,594 gorenan marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, and at the edge of the final frontier space's biggest missile platform is about to unfold. Crime is totally unknown. Gorena's national animal is the wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gorena is ranked 6,289^th in the world and 157^th in the South Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 93.32 on the Human Development Index.