The Republic of Gutiterra is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, compulsory military service, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate population of 456 million Gutiterrans 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 Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gutilda. The average income tax rate is 37.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Gutiterran economy, worth 44.1 trillion Pesetas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,691 Pesetas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Employees who skip lunch to avoid sub-par cafeteria food risk getting fired, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation, and cheese lovers have a case of the bleus. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gutiterra's national animal is the Suricata, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gutiterra is ranked 97,817^th in the world and 2,432^nd in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.