The Democratic Republic of Gerniam is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Mirana Lilum with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, prohibition of alcohol, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.034 billion Gerniamians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shoram. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Gerniamian economy, worth a remarkable 1,831 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 260,333 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Cremation is compulsory for the deceased, the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar, just as students finish their homework it's time for school, and artists regularly face criminal charges and art-burning parties are common. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gerniam's national animal is the Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Former Night Saints.

Gerniam is ranked 10,487^th in the world and 19^th in Thaecia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 5,362.65 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.