The Republic of Guinea Pig Horde IV is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, zero percent divorce rate, and pith helmet sales. The hard-working population of 7.978 billion Guinea Pig Horde IVians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.5%.

The strong Guinea Pig Horde IVian economy, worth 545 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 68,330 marks, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

Some of the country's most famous photographers are animals, a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Guinea Pig Horde IV's national animal is the giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Guinea Pig Horde IV is ranked 94,942^nd in the world and 5,082^nd in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,586.65 on the Gilded Widget Scale.