The Empire of Giustinia is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, triple-decker prams, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 495 million Giustinians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Administration, Education, and Industry also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ciancia. The average income tax rate is 24.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Giustinian economy, worth 54.0 trillion Sequins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 109,019 Sequins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Arthritic surgeons with tremulous fingers reassure patients that they are in safe hands, many are asking why the latest naval vessel is named after Saint Bartholomeus the Many Handed, holiday light displays just aren't the same without seizure-inducing strobe effects, and produce labels read 'may contain traces of food'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Giustinia's national animal is the goose, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Giustinia is ranked 308,075^th in the world and 3,908^th in the South Pacific for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 20.6 on the Kitten Softness Rating.