The Democratic Republic of Gondavia is a mid-sized, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 69 million Gondavians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 28.5%.

The Gondavian economy, worth 4.26 trillion Federal Gondavian Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 61,694 Federal Gondavian Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Teenage boys are raving about how the latest AI assistant sounds exactly like a sexy movie star, people with dyslexia are told to tough through it, the Gondavia City State Museum is said to be haunted by ghastly musicians playing 'Nearer Violet to Thee', and AI chatbots generate grayscale images when asked for a picture of the truth. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gondavia's national animal is the Hydra, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Gondavia is ranked 95,679^th in the world and 118^th in Aesica for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 100.5 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.