The Republic of Gotwacket is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 128 million Gotwacketians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.6%.

The strong Gotwacketian economy, worth 5.84 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 45,601 dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 297,778 per year while the poor average 2,756, a ratio of 108 to 1.

Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to Gotwacket City to enjoy their national art, extreme political groups are outlawed, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Gotwacket's national animal is the frog, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Gotwacket is ranked 51,944^th in the world and 2,330^th in Osiris for Most Secular, with 20.24 Atheism Rate.