The Commonwealth of New Gelderland is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Savanna Brent with a fair hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 6.312 billion New Gelderlandians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lexington. The average income tax rate is 49.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient New Gelderlandian economy, worth 234 trillion Gelders a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 37,113 Gelders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Calvinball players are lost for days as they wander the vast halls of their new academies, stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, and the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Gelderland's national animal is the swallow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

New Gelderland is ranked 261,060^th in the world and 9,751^st in Balder for Most Patriotic, with 1.25 flags saluted per person per day.