The Federal Republic of Gitlok is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Gitesh Bajpeyee with an even hand, and remarkable for its vat-grown people, compulsory vegetarianism, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, hard-working population of 4.071 billion Gitlokians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Peaceity. The average income tax rate is 59.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gitlokian economy, worth 466 trillion Rupees a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,698 Rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Robotic spouses prove to be just as imperfect as flesh and blood ones, anti-government web sites are springing up, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, and Gitesh Bajpeyee's used car is held together by bumper stickers that support the opposition. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gitlok's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hindu.

Gitlok is ranked 11,404^th in the world and 262^nd in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 381.41 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.