The Republic of Gary IN is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, enslaved workforce, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 479 million Gary INians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Gary INian economy, worth 59.3 trillion Catalytic Converters a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 123,822 Catalytic Converters, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

Business ambassadors offer bong tokes to foreign leaders, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Gary IN, millions of simultaneously backfiring toilets have flooded Gary IN City with effluent, and those who cut young children are told to cut it out. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force. Gary IN's national animal is the Raccoon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gary IN is ranked 41,000^th in the world and 2^nd in Gestalt for Most Patriotic, with 31.8 flags saluted per person per day.