The State of Goetheart is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The democratic population of 9.087 billion Goetheartians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 9.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Goetheartian economy, worth 351 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,656 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

There's a bright dawn ahead for Goetheart, voting for pro-Bigtopian candidates is voluntary, kids are arrested at gunpoint for playing with toy rifles, and voting is voluntary. Crime is well under control. Goetheart's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Goetheart is ranked 177,755^th in the world and 4^th in Congo for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.63 law-abiding acts per hour.