The Federal Republic of Geltendorf is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 3.119 billion Geltendorfians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 65.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Geltendorfian economy, worth 343 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 110,012 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Geltendorf City Times is sold out, rare steaks seem even bluer now, and the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Geltendorf's national animal is the Orca, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Geltendorf is ranked 45,292^nd in the world and 2,852^nd in Balder for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,727.7 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.