The United Socialist States of Gallarium is a large, cultured nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, hatred of cheese, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 104 million Gallars 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, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Gallariumian economy, worth 3.90 trillion Scales 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 led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 37,506 Scales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Gallarium has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, tax revenue is often intercepted by international accountants before ever seeing the national treasury, a common response to government PSAs is "well, DUH, obviously", and people across the world seek to be healthier by eliminating carbs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gallarium's national animal is the Silver Fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Gallarium is ranked 128,709^th in the world and 151^st in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,539.25 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.