The Republic of Gandharasila is a gargantuan, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 11.582 billion Gandharasilans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 49.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Gandharasilan economy, worth 915 trillion GandharShekels a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 79,074 GandharShekels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Gandharasila City Times is sold out, people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, students cut up leftover GandharShekels during Arts and Crafts, and burnt-out forty-foot-tall wicker men dot the countryside. Crime is totally unknown. Gandharasila's national animal is the Pig, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gandharasila is ranked 122,243^rd in the world and 17^th in The Democratic Republic for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 39,853.53 Standard Monetary Units.