The Protectorate of Girelna is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, complete lack of prisons, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cynical population of 582 million Girelnans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Environment, and Welfare are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lords Port. The average income tax rate is 79.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Girel economy, worth 51.2 trillion Silvermarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is 88,019 Silvermarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Posters on 'Girel Values' advise against being proud of Girelna, the government now pays the "Really Awesome Super Heroes" (RASH) to catch evildoers, gay couples have to travel to Brancaland to find a church that will actually let them wed, and arms manufacturers and mild-mannered journalists have been outed as superheroes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Girelna's national animal is the Pangolin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Girelna is ranked 8,101^st in the world and 82^nd in Forest for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 5,225.36 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.