The Armed Republic of Gostosuland is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Satoru Gostosu with an iron fist, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, pith helmet sales, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 860 million Gostosulandians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Gostosu. The average income tax rate is 77.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Gostosulandian economy, worth 105 trillion Nargles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 122,973 Nargles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military has forsaken terrestrial warfare, Satoru Gostosu has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences, relations with Merovingia are as cold as Gostosuland's high-security cell blocks, and the government maintains a Department of Skulduggery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gostosuland's national animal is the Unicorn, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gostosuland is ranked 265,275^th in the world and 217^th in Corsair for Fattest Citizens, with 6.85 Obesity Rate.