The Red Giant of Gamma Crucis is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Regulus Arcturus with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 6.211 billion Gacruxi enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gacrux. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Gacruxi economy, worth 609 trillion Stars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 98,138 Stars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 884,320 per year while the poor average 1,341, a ratio of 659 to 1.

Singles on the dating scene no longer worry about looking their age, scenic beaches are now protected by massive concrete walls, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, and fur coats have become the latest fashion trend. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Gamma Crucis's national animal is the Space Horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gamma Crucis is ranked 332,088^th in the world and 6^th in Purple Pony Club for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring -14.83 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.