The Most Serene Republic of Ganian Island is a tiny, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The quiet, industrious population of 12 million Ganian Islandians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 65.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Ganian Islandian economy, worth 220 billion gancoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 18,333 gancoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, it turns out that you actually can put a price on intangible cultural heritage, a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ganian Island's national animal is the snail, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ganian Island is ranked 305,909^th in the world and 564^th in Starlight for Highest Average Incomes, with 18,333.89 Standard Monetary Units.