The Lavender Gardens of Giovanniland is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Giovanni VI with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 15.437 billion Giovannilandians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The medium-sized, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Giovannia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Giovannilandian economy, worth an astonishing 10,491 trillion Abrios a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is a breathtaking 679,648 Abrios, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 6,089,373 per year while the poor average 9,770, a ratio of 623 to 1.

Unused plastic recycling bins are being dumped into landfills by the tonne, money can't buy happiness but it can buy immunity to prosecution, wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high, and doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Giovanniland's national animal is the Macaw, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Giovanniland is ranked 587^th in the world and 4^th in the West Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 118,305.2 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.