The Republic of New Garbanzia is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Fabio Garbanzo with a fair hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, democratic population of 890 million New Garbanzians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Beanopolis. The average income tax rate is 71.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming New Garbanzian economy, worth 90.7 trillion shiny rocks a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,933 shiny rocks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a hole in the heart of every New Garbanzian city, the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event, every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead, and new arrivals are asked the location of the Minister of the Interior's birthmark. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Garbanzia's national animal is the blobfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

New Garbanzia is ranked 207,721^st in the world and 78^th in Hive for Most Patriotic, with 6 flags saluted per person per day.