The Republic of Gondolair is a titanic, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 20.878 billion Gondolairians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.6%.

The strong Gondolairian economy, worth a remarkable 1,048 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 50,214 guilders, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Gondolair's national animal is the cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gondolair is ranked 239,447^th in the world and 82^nd in Equestria for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -3.1 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.