The Republic of Gunshows is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 17.681 billion Bitter Clingers 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 relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Winchester. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Gunshowsian economy, worth a remarkable 2,556 trillion bullets a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 144,585 bullets, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 486,885 per year while the poor average 31,810, a ratio of 15.3 to 1.

Telling someone to 'break a leg' is considered a criminal inducement to self harm, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, bruised children are made to thank their bullies for the valuable life lessons, and careless Maxémon Trainers have been the cause of numerous search and rescue operations. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gunshows's national animal is the libitch, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gunshows is ranked 89,277^th in the world and 61^st in Capitalist Paradise for Highest Poor Incomes, with 31,810.45 Standard Monetary Units.