The Perfect Nation of Newer Gehenna is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Doctor Sigmundus with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, infamous sell-swords, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 29.906 billion Newer Gehennans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tarnagar. The average income tax rate is 3.0%.

The Gehennian economy, worth a remarkable 6,899 trillion Creds 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, 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 an amazing 230,698 Creds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Blood stains the floors of the execution room and the hands of the state, Gehennian farm salmon are known for being both horribly diseased and remarkably acrobatic, hairdressers are among those who have disappeared overnight, and the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Newer Gehenna's national animal is the Puca, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the Teachings of Doctor Sigmundus.

Newer Gehenna is ranked 921^st in the world and 10^th in the Pacific for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 21,597.78 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.