The Republic of Garbelia 69 is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.436 billion Garbelia 69ians enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Education, with Defense, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.5%.

The strong Garbelia 69ian economy, worth 87.3 trillion rupees a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 60,811 rupees, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 374,611 per year while the poor average 4,296, a ratio of 87.2 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and a National Academy regulates grammar and usage. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Garbelia 69's national animal is the wolf.

Garbelia 69 is ranked 253,441^st in the world and 13,768^th in Osiris for Nicest Citizens, with 8.98 average smiles per day.