The Republic of Gerube is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, avowedly heterosexual populace, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 623 million Gerubeans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 45.2%.

The powerhouse Gerubean economy, worth 55.0 trillion Lumiones a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,302 Lumiones, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

There's a lot of mouth-breathers about these days, park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, careless Maxémon Trainers have been the cause of numerous search and rescue operations, and the price of takeaway food quadruples after 6pm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gerube's national animal is the Wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Gerube is ranked 15,911^th in the world and 2^nd in Holo for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 6,429.45 on the Hickory Productivity Index.