The Lavender Gardens of Giovanniland is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Giovanni VI with a fair hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, pith helmet sales, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 15.355 billion Giovannilandians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The medium-sized, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Giovannia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Giovannilandian economy, worth an astonishing 10,418 trillion Abrios a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is a breathtaking 678,529 Abrios, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 6,079,352 per year while the poor average 9,754, a ratio of 623 to 1.

A milk bath costs more than bathing in money, Giovannilandian doors require a Ph.D. to open, government policies change at the drop of a rabbit, and major corporations receive tax breaks for no apparent reason. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Giovanniland's national animal is the Macaw, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Giovanniland is ranked 494^th in the world and 4^th in the West Pacific for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 105,101.89 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.