The Republic of GDI-1 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, devout population of 21.083 billion GDI-1ians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 48.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving GDI-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,430 trillion nas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,846 nas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence, organ donation is compulsory, warfare increasingly resembles a video game, and insanely good theatre productions face government censorship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. GDI-1's national animal is the na, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

GDI-1 is ranked 92,565^th in the world and 1^st in Global Defense Initiative for Lowest Crime Rates, with 66.83 law-abiding acts per hour.