The United Provinces of Gamhound is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Supreme Executor Jason Parenon with a fair hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 18.146 billion Gamhoundish are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Welfare, Healthcare, and Environment are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scorchberg. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Gamhoundish economy, worth a remarkable 5,090 trillion gams a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 280,505 gams, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents, modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes, the Gamhound Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', and passengers often cause a stink on public transport. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gamhound's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Eternal Conflagration.

Gamhound is ranked 94,844^th in the world and 136^th in Yggdrasil for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 872.09 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.