The Commonwealth of Gaeslan 705 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 12.283 billion Gaeslan 705ians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 51.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Gaeslan 705ian economy, worth 132 trillion kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 10,776 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gaeslan 705's national animal is the gyrfalcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Gaeslan 705 is ranked 102,336^th in the world and 1^st in Sereg Farkas for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.56 law-abiding acts per hour.