The Democratic Republic of Giustinia is a mid-sized, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 94 million Giustinians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.8%.

The powerhouse Giustinian economy, worth 8.49 trillion Sequins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 90,369 Sequins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 266,477 per year while the poor average 24,109, a ratio of 11.1 to 1.

Private pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are given away freely by the government, many whiskies taste suspiciously like automobile radiators, the average commuter spends four hours a day driving to and from work, and cloning has been banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Giustinia's national animal is the goose, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Giustinia is ranked 104,513^th in the world and 1,915^th in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 66 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.