The Trance of Goa is a titanic, cultured nation, notable for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 19.743 billion Goans 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 prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Goan economy, worth a remarkable 2,707 trillion Golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 137,131 Golds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 440,358 per year while the poor average 32,368, a ratio of 13.6 to 1.

Diplomats agree to the terms and conditions of peace treaties without reading them, animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, it turns out that trees grow on Golds, and the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goa's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Goa is ranked 318,697^th in the world and 2^nd in Trance for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -14.65 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.