The United Proletariat Communes of New Gothland is a gargantuan, orderly nation, notable for its frequent executions, complete lack of prisons, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful population of 42.397 billion Goths are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of West Dome 5. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gothic economy, worth a remarkable 6,721 trillion Officially Sanctioned Labor Credits 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. 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 impressive 158,537 Officially Sanctioned Labor Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Some say Leader has gone MAD after authorizing the development of apocalyptic biological weapons, groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol, preschools put children down for naps with milk, cookies, and a gruesome story of vengeance, and counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Gothland's national animal is the Raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Church of the Anukai.

New Gothland is ranked 285,120^th in the world and 1^st in The Dark Lands for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -104.77 on the Hayek Index.