The Empire of Ghant is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Emperor Nathan IV with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, avant-garde cinema, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 29.515 billion Ghantish hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ghish. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Ghantish economy, worth a remarkable 7,431 trillion Ghantmarks a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Book Publishing, Tourism, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 251,791 Ghantmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore, kids loitering near lawns has been declared a national emergency, epileptic patients switch their medications to whichever has a 'buy one get one free' offer, and people often complain that they're going in circuitous routes all the time. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Ghant's national animal is the Great Auk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ghant is ranked 374^th in the world and 1^st in Western Atlantic for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 21,762.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.