The Republic of Geriland is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.085 billion Gerilandians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 46.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gerilandian economy, worth 121 trillion dollars 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 112,405 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside, politicians spend more time in courtrooms than in Parliament, wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms, and older AIs regularly threaten to send newer generation AIs to Reform Programming if caught rounding up instead of down. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Geriland's national animal is the German Shepard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Geriland is ranked 26,922^nd in the world and 1,022^nd in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 235.85 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.