The Socialist Federation of Gh0sty is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Kaiser Heinz II with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, complete lack of prisons, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 18.712 billion Ghostians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wolfsohnstadt. The average income tax rate is 98.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ghostian economy, worth a remarkable 3,596 trillion Ŧ Ghostian Thalers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 192,187 Ŧ Ghostian Thalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, high school bands practice by moonlight, saying "don't do anything that Kaiser Heinz II wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal, and evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right. Crime is totally unknown. Gh0sty's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gh0sty is ranked 1,479^th in the world and 1^st in Pax Omni for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 10,240.32 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.