The Trance of Goa is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, public floggings, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 19.773 billion Goans 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 juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 50.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Goan economy, worth a remarkable 2,741 trillion Golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,673 Golds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 448,898 per year while the poor average 32,349, a ratio of 13.9 to 1.

Hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", overly distant dads are conscripted into national nappy service, the governments pockets have been emptied filling useless garages, and the trail of chickpeas is a controversial part of middle school curriculum. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goa's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Goa is ranked 263,291^st in the world and 2^nd in Trance for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 38.75 on the Kitten Softness Rating.