The Republic of Galatisque is a small, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 26 million Galatisqueans 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 tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.5%.

The very strong Galatisquean economy, worth 1.96 trillion Galatis a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Average income is 75,359 Galatis, with the richest citizens earning 8.7 times as much as the poorest.

Punitive tariffs protect local industry, military spending recently hit a new high, voting is voluntary, and Galatisque's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Galatisque's national animal is the Tigre.

Galatisque is ranked 150,322^nd in the world and 661^st in Concord for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,015.5 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.