The Republic of Gildenshtuck is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Oliver Blue with an even hand, and renowned for its parental licensing program, ubiquitous missile silos, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, devout population of 4.729 billion Gildenshtuckians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amora. The average income tax rate is 85.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gildenshtuckian economy, worth 783 trillion gildens a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 165,687 gildens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, it's illegal to be caught on tape, frat-house partying has become the national pastime, and bargain-hunting is considered unpatriotic. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gildenshtuck's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Freedom Christianity.

Gildenshtuck is ranked 20,508^th in the world and 831^st in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 276.29 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.