The Socialist Democracy of Goustavia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Yoero Kaisake with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 9.425 billion Goustavians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Voustoiburgh Capital Building. The average income tax rate is 95.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Goustavian economy, worth a remarkable 1,249 trillion Eloric Parchments a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 132,542 Eloric Parchments, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Police struggle to solve crimes due to the lack of fingerprint records, octogenarian swimsuit models insist that they've still got it, families are left homeless as entire suburbs are bulldozed on the whim of tribal chiefs, and creating cardboard imitations of missiles is a new top-secret military project. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goustavia's national animal is the Cliff Albatross, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Goustavia is ranked 2,265^th in the world and 1^st in The Assembly of The Cordillera for Highest Workforce Participation Rate, with 84.7 Workforce Participation Rate.