The Oppressed Peoples of Democratic Republic of gUt is a fledgling, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5 million Democratic Republic of gUtians 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, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Defense, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.3%.
The very strong Democratic Republic of gUtian economy, worth 268 billion gUts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is 53,745 gUts, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 164,180 per year while the poor average 13,636, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.
Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force. Democratic Republic of gUt's national animal is the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.
