The Principality of Gwyddno is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 2.937 billion Gwyddnoans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The strong Gwyddnoan economy, worth 155 trillion aurums a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 52,994 aurums, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 341,553 per year while the poor average 3,322, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Gwyddno's national animal is the bovina, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gwyddno is ranked 215,397^th in the world and 1^st in Gwyddno for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.