The Empire of Gio12 is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, ubiquitous missile silos, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.664 billion Gio12ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Gio12ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,415 trillion Gold Orbs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,463 Gold Orbs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 523,977 per year while the poor average 29,389, a ratio of 17.8 to 1.

Graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm, paralegals spend all day Hewlett-Packing attorneys' law briefs, and the government tries not to listen to the people unless it absolutely has to. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gio12's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gio12 is ranked 15,399^th in the world and 516^th in Giovanniland for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 28,958.79 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.