The Christian States of Gideon is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Archbishop Gabriel VII with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 9.768 billion Gidonians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jerubbaal. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 80.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Gideonian economy, worth 961 trillion Shekels a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 98,371 Shekels, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines', the transition from trojan horses to regular old horses is on track, people talk about things being better when men were men, and the single fish caught by Gideonian fishers last year is cited as evidence of Gideon's thriving fisheries. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gideon's national animal is the Lamb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Gideon is ranked 140,232^nd in the world and 29^th in Union of Christian Nations for Most Conservative, scoring 57.58 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.