The Wares of Goblin is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Snicklefritz Middenmoot with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 3.73 billion Goblins live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Public Transport and Industry also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Magpie Fen. Income tax is unheard of.

The strong Goblinoid economy, worth 545 trillion buttons a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 146,147 buttons, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,051,318 per year while the poor average 6,543, a ratio of 160 to 1.

You have to be a billionaire to qualify for welfare, a firework a day does not in fact keep the doctor away, recognised healthcare professionals treat diabetes with a grain of sugar in a barrel of water, and for the sake of 'public interest' news programs tell viewers how to home-make Sarin gas bombs. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Goblin's national animal is the Moss Snail, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Grubbing through the muck.

Goblin is ranked 3,325^th in the world and 1^st in Ship for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 146,147.36 Standard Monetary Units.