The Community of Gonale is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, infamous sell-swords, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate population of 9.676 billion Gonaleans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 88.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gonalean economy, worth 859 trillion Ruppers a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 88,818 Ruppers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader's handshakes with opposition leaders usually lead to thumb wars, busy commuters no longer hear the cries of "I want some more!" on the nation's streets, glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, and tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gonale's national animal is the Platypus, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gonale is ranked 6,166^th in the world and 194^th in the South Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2,054.69 pounds of wildlife per square mile.