The Empire of Coalition of Gedran is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Marshall Dupont with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.756 billion Gedranians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gedrania. The average income tax rate is 93.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gedranian economy, worth 497 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 180,372 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Producers insist that movie stars wear crash helmets in every scene, Gedranians have recently stopped mysteriously setting off metal detectors, the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, and the mouth-frothing Gedranian can be confused for a rabid Hyena. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Coalition of Gedran's national animal is the Hyena, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Discordianism.

Coalition of Gedran is ranked 280,027^th in the world and 4,195^th in The North Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 6.19 Obesity Rate.