The Commonwealth of Goat Ministry is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Antonio McHale with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.776 billion Goat Ministryians 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mackeyville. The average income tax rate is 51.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Goat Ministryian economy, worth 413 trillion Basketballs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 109,560 Basketballs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Garishly-decorated government buildings are being hailed as the height of 'religious nouveau', lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you', guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, and refugees from other nations are flocking to Goat Ministry's border. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goat Ministry's national animal is the Goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Goat Ministry is ranked 134,361^st in the world and 28^th in The Continent of Utopia for Most Corrupt Governments, with 5.11 kickbacks per hour.