The Democratic Confederation of Gurdenia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Chief Minister Anders Derte with an even hand, and notable for its aversion to nipples, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 5.367 billion Gurdenians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crockvan. The average income tax rate is 66.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gurdenian economy, worth 726 trillion Republican Lervans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 135,389 Republican Lervans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens must inform the government each time they have a haircut, pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves, the wealthiest parts of the country receive the most government spending, and recorded music can be rented but not bought from record companies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gurdenia's national animal is the Gurdenian Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is State Atheism.

Gurdenia is ranked 5,376^th in the world and 2^nd in Romania for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 59.47 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.