The Federation of Patito de Goma is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by The Giant Rubber Duck with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, pith helmet sales, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 8.752 billion Ducks are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of La Bañera. The average income tax rate is 99.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Duck economy, worth a remarkable 1,910 trillion Quacks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 218,311 Quacks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreigners must sell an arm and a leg to afford surgery in Patito de Goma, the La Bañera Film Festival recently voted 'Duck Getting Hit By Football' as best film, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, and Ducks believe manners maketh the leader. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Patito de Goma's national animal is the Duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Patito de Goma is ranked 14,829^th in the world and 302^nd in the Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 10,391.25 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.