The State of Gaspe is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 13.701 billion Gaspeans 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 Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 17.3%.

The strong Gaspean economy, worth 725 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is 52,942 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller and the nation's once beautiful countryside have turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gaspe's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gaspe is ranked 176,903^rd in the world and 6^th in Knights of the Round Table for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 385.98 on the Gilded Widget Scale.