The Empire of Goblin 43 is a titanic, cultured nation, renowned for its fear of technology, compulsory military service, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, devout population of 10.075 billion Goblin 43ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Education, and Industry also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 53.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Goblin 43ian economy, worth 557 trillion bitcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 55,329 bitcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, it is a silent spring in Goblin 43, bus ads propagandize causes ranging from sexual revolution to religious pogroms, and guns don't kill people — heroes do. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Goblin 43's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Goblin 43 is ranked 261,319^th in the world and 16^th in Gobbotopia for Nicest Citizens, with 4.49 average smiles per day.