The Free Land of Giocoso is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its national health service, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 389 million Giosoans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gustoso. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Giocosoan economy, worth 26.1 trillion High Fives 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 dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 67,144 High Fives, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government tries to improve relations with hostile countries by sending gift baskets, people who have never eaten chicken are told it tastes a bit like crocodile, the government has solemnly sworn not to look up other nations' internet browsing history if the favor is returned, and Leader is quite hard to get a hold of. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Giocoso's national animal is the Beagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Giocoso is ranked 47,733^rd in the world and 53^rd in Horizon for Highest Poor Incomes, with 57,164.29 Standard Monetary Units.