The Socialist Realm of Gastravon is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Tyrone Slyferius with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 10.955 billion Gastravonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Orongkungkrae'. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Gastravonian economy, worth a remarkable 3,923 trillion Ilunns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 358,125 Ilunns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Immigrants flood the job queues as discrimination in the workplace makes a staggering comeback, stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations, Gastravonian Sunbird is one of the most popular forenames in Gastravon, and depression sinks in after each election when voters realize they are stuck with these people for years. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gastravon's national animal is the Gastravonian Sunbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Makunsten.

Gastravon is ranked 720^th in the world and 17^th in the South Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 20,361.32 on the Gilded Widget Scale.