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The Consortium of Gauthier is a gargantuan, devout nation, ruled by President Johnson with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 13.387 billion 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nova Petra. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Military spending is on the increase, tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Gauthier Blood Tithe, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gauthier's national animal is the Vigilance Goshawk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Credit.

Gauthier is ranked 2436th in the region and 52,776th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.