The Christian States of Gideon is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Archbishop Gabriel VII with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 9.117 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 Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jerubbaal. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 79.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Gideonian economy, worth 864 trillion Shekels a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 94,817 Shekels, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Hordes of tourists are ruining the environment, the news is showing footage of Archbishop Gabriel VII bullying an old man to the point of tears, home education can sometimes be a load of bullocks, and disadvantaged youths often commit felonies to enhance their educational prospects. 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 285,543^rd in the world and 61^st in Union of Christian Nations for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -9.85 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.