The Federal Republic of REPUBLIC OF GULPER is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its vat-grown people, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 408 million GULPERians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Healthcare, Education, and Welfare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Lonau. The average income tax rate is 29.5%.

The frighteningly efficient GULPERian economy, worth 39.3 trillion GULPAS a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 96,301 GULPAS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The poor are forced into bankruptcy by their energy bills, counselors diagnose their clients with motherboard complexes, Bigtopian interference in domestic elections is always democratically sanctioned, and running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. REPUBLIC OF GULPER's national animal is the Brushtail Possum, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

REPUBLIC OF GULPER is ranked 12,696^th in the world and 267^th in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 6,480.64 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.