The Grand Duchy of Gott Erhalte is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, avowedly heterosexual populace, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.355 billion Gott Erhalteans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, moralistic morass — juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 74.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Gott Erhaltean economy, worth 124 trillion Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Retail. Average income is 37,008 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal, the nation's iron imports are booming, young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus, and glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gott Erhalte's national animal is the Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gott Erhalte is ranked 26,499^th in the world and 4^th in Swabia for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 74.52 Effective Tax Rate.