The Democratic Republic of Gladys and the drowning fish is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Overlord Steven with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.429 billion Drowning Fushs 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, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Piranha Folk Music. The average income tax rate is 86.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Fushian economy, worth 489 trillion Salmon a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 110,613 Salmon, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong, the Betamax versus VHS debate continues to rage strongly in Gladys and the drowning fish, news headlines suggest that Overlord Steven has a sideline in guinea pig pimping, and literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gladys and the drowning fish's national animal is the Wildebeest, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is haha what.

Gladys and the drowning fish is ranked 6,490^th in the world and 2^nd in Britannia Prima for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring 13 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.