The Holy Empire of Goth World III is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, ritual sacrifices, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 10.939 billion Goth World IIIians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Gotham. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Goth World IIIian economy, worth a remarkable 2,224 trillion shekels 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. 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 an amazing 203,350 shekels, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 622,142 per year while the poor average 51,484, a ratio of 12.1 to 1.

The government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits, almost half of the child population live rough on the streets, dealers go from pushing drugs to pushing up daisies, and a PhD just ain't what it used to be. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goth World III's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Goth World III is ranked 188,126^th in the world and 62^nd in New Bilderberg Group for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -1.18 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.