The Disputed Territories of Gem is a large, genial nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 56 million queers are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, although Education, Healthcare, and International Aid are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 36.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish queer economy, worth 1.40 trillion cherry petals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Pizza Delivery, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 25,060 cherry petals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown. Gem's national animal is the Oshawott, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gem is ranked 65,677^th in the world and 1,211^th in The East Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 626.28 pounds of wildlife per square mile.