The Sietch of Gurney is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Ulag with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate population of 15.874 billion Gurneyians 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, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mochi. The average income tax rate is 23.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gurneyian economy, worth a remarkable 2,899 trillion Spice Wafers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 182,687 Spice Wafers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, the military struggles with recruitment, sharing vacation pictures requires written consent from the entire beach resort, and politicians tend to jump ship to whichever party is currently leading in the polls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gurney's national animal is the Puppy, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Order of the Cheesy Chip.

Gurney is ranked 21,978^th in the world and 2^nd in Dune for Lowest Crime Rates, with 88.12 law-abiding acts per hour.