The Merchant Democracy of Goulis Land is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its prohibition of alcohol, compulsory military service, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 13.704 billion Goulisians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Agora. The average income tax rate is 27.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Goulis Landian economy, worth a remarkable 1,121 trillion Drachmas 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 slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Retail, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. 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 81,870 Drachmas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The Gallery of Amusing Cat Photographs is the most popular museum in the country, all Goulisians live like kings, welfare funding has recently gone through the roof, and families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Goulis Land's national animal is the Gold Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Goulis Land is ranked 179,642^nd in the world and 7,702^nd in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.45 law-abiding acts per hour.