The Republic of Galiantus III is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 3.896 billion Galiantus IIIians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 29.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Galiantus IIIian economy, worth 149 trillion Dead WAS a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 38,293 Dead WAS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, the government is interviewing for thousands of 'Religious Censor' positions, wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, and the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force. Galiantus III's national animal is the WA Killer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Galiantus III is ranked 74,212^th in the world and 3^rd in Gilgamesh for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7,470.05 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.