The Canadian Kingdom of Giovanniland is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Giovanni I with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 1.92 billion Giovannilandians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Giovannistadt. The average income tax rate is 81.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Giovannilandian economy, worth 466 trillion Blue 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. 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 an amazing 242,995 Blue Orbs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

It's rare to find an unchewed pencil, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, nouveau riche farmers diligently take care of their golden calf herds, and getting an infected tattoo is considered a rite of passage in Giovanniland. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Giovanniland's national animal is the Reindeer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Violetism.

Giovanniland is ranked 5,670^th in the world and 159^th in the West Pacific for Largest Information Technology Sector, scoring 35,824.4 on the Fann-Boi Productivity Index.