The Democratic People's Republic of New Goguryeo is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by God-Emperor Kim Byeong-Ho with an iron fist, and renowned for its avant-garde cinema, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 18.054 billion Koreans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized morass — prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pyongyang. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Korean economy, worth a remarkable 8,170 trillion Won a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 452,564 Won, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country, colonial subjects have Korean culture shoved down their throats, flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists, and government agents scour baking periodicals for subversive recipes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Goguryeo's national animal is the Giant Panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is the Korean Imperial Cult.

New Goguryeo is ranked 329,663^rd in the world and 4,983^rd in the Rejected Realms for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring -42.78 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.