The Federated National Republic of Gormhuth is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Jacques Emmanuelle Arceneaux with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.804 billion Gormhuthians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Halbe. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Gormhuthian economy, worth 766 trillion Gorms a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 159,630 Gorms, with the richest citizens earning 9.2 times as much as the poorest.

White strait-jackets are the new orange jumpsuits, commemorative mugs remembering last year's Black Friday Crockery Riots are a best seller this year, the freedom to be free is always just out of reach, and the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gormhuth's national animal is the Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Catholic.

Gormhuth is ranked 246,725^th in the world and 7,106^th in Osiris for Fattest Citizens, with 8.52 Obesity Rate.