The Empire of Goblin 1 is a titanic, genial nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, ritual sacrifices, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, devout population of 12.968 billion Goblin 1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 50.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Goblin 1ian economy, worth 605 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,663 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Election ballot papers are so long that unused ones are recycled as toilet roll, Leader tells rebellious ministers to "drop and give me twenty", Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion, and poaching has been on the rise after animals from the nation's zoos were released into the wild. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goblin 1's national animal is the crocodile, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Goblin 1 is ranked 169,794^th in the world and 11^th in Gobbotopia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 530.45 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.