The Republic of Gio9 is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 7.224 billion Gio9ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.7%.

The very strong Gio9ian economy, worth 623 trillion Gold Orbs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 86,293 Gold Orbs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 246,712 per year while the poor average 24,042, a ratio of 10.3 to 1.

Flash floods that dams could have controlled regularly ravage small towns in mountain valleys, there's a bright dawn ahead for Gio9, sniffer dogs are trained to follow clouds of fruity-smelling vapor, and mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gio9's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gio9 is ranked 265,915^th in the world and 170^th in Empire of Love for Nudest, with 55.5 cheeks per square mile.