The Republic of GU 36th Division is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its burgeoning cow population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.9 billion GU 36th Divisionians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 13.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The GU 36th Divisionian economy, worth 92.6 trillion rupees a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,753 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Museum employees look down on short people, the hit new medical TV show "Home" prominently features the brand of painkiller the lead doctor is addicted to, war criminals are given full state funerals, and criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. GU 36th Division's national animal is the cow, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

GU 36th Division is ranked 262,210^th in the world and 342^nd in The Trout Essembly for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -4.23 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.