The Republic of Gundergaard is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, digital currency, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 348 million Gundergaardians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Quaaaaanng. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.2%.

The strong Gundergaardian economy, worth 23.7 trillion Quans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 67,991 Quans, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Public incontinence is a growing problem amongst the nation's women, judicial torture is outsourced overseas, the "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Gundergaardian Navy, and lending money has become a major liability. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Gundergaard's national animal is the Capybara, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gundergaard is ranked 246,416^th in the world and 3,282^nd in the West Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 271.64 pounds of wildlife per square mile.