The Republic of GUARDS LAND is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, infamous sell-swords, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 975 million GUARDS LANDians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The relatively small, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 15.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong GUARDS LANDian economy, worth 72.1 trillion Elliot Bucks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,903 Elliot Bucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The army's use of chemical weapons leaves a bad taste in the mouth, unused plastic recycling bins are being dumped into landfills by the tonne, days begin with afternoon tea, and the military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. GUARDS LAND's national animal is the Guardian, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

GUARDS LAND is ranked 209,234^th in the world and 11^th in Burge Classroom for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 211.59 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.