The Most Serene Republic of Onodrin Gates is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Treebeard with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 17.768 billion Onodrin Gatesians 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 medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Enton. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.4%.

The powerhouse Onodrin Gatesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,235 trillion Oaks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 69,514 Oaks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 236,925 per year while the poor average 15,019, a ratio of 15.8 to 1.

Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, one-stop superstores divide and conquer family businesses, and the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Onodrin Gates's national animal is the Squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Onodrin Gates is ranked 71,995^th in the world and 3^rd in Cascadia for Nicest Citizens, with 15.09 average smiles per day.