The Constitutional Monarchy of Girvage is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King George VIII with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, triple-decker prams, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 3.338 billion Girvageans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Winston. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Girvagean economy, worth 464 trillion Pounds a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 139,215 Pounds, with the richest citizens earning 8.2 times as much as the poorest.

Chalkboards are replaced with billboards in the classroom, national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, boot polish is the favourite lip gloss of entry-level corporate workers, and t-shirts displaying a photo of King George VIII performing the Full-Monty are selling out. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Girvage's national animal is the Turkey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christian Puritanism.

Girvage is ranked 14,995^th in the world and 233^rd in Europe for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 100.01 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.