The Ghosts of Xmas Past is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, lack of airports, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 24.875 billion Xmas Pastians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 35.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Xmas Pastian economy, worth a remarkable 1,765 trillion hollies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,982 hollies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Some of the country's most famous photographers are animals, things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, there's a bright dawn ahead for Xmas Past, and business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Xmas Past's national animal is the ivy, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Xmas Past is ranked 183,629^th in the world and 8^th in The Kingdom of Burgundy for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 27.2 on the Bus Surprisal Index.