The Republic of Gouverne is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Prime Minister Anthony Macron with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, rampant corporate plagiarism, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.323 billion Gouverneans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Butbut. The average income tax rate is 91.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gouvernean economy, worth 649 trillion Argents a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 150,293 Argents, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

A primitive society is being eroded as its youth flock to the modern world, organ donation rates have hit a new low, foreign workers are flooding in as Argents flood out, and tourists outnumber citizens two to one. Crime is totally unknown. Gouverne's national animal is the Iyora, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gouverne is ranked 156,898^th in the world and 229^th in The Free Nations Region for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 227.91 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.