The Free Land of Goonhaven is a large, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 157 million Gooners hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 32.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Goonhavenian economy, worth 5.69 trillion Pounds a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,258 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Every week is blindness awareness week, shelters struggle to keep up with the endless intake of stray animals, visiting dignitaries make excuses to leave functions early and head to the nearest pub, and the most popular WhoTube videos are ones featuring parodies of iconic songs. Crime is totally unknown. Goonhaven's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Goonhaven is ranked 188,420^th in the world and 377^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 142.28 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.