The Republic of Gilki is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 12.66 billion Gilkians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Gilkian economy, worth a remarkable 4,646 trillion gils a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 367,038 gils, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, infantry are nicknamed "mushrooms" because they get fed crap and are left in the dark, many whiskies taste suspiciously like automobile radiators, and restaurants are required to specify whether their toilet paper was made in Gilki. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Gilki's national animal is the cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gilki is ranked 5,007^th in the world and 160^th in Balder for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 9,917.04 on the Gilded Widget Scale.