The Empire of Goblin 49 is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, enslaved workforce, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 9.933 billion Goblin 49ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.3%.

The Goblin 49ian economy, worth 450 trillion dollars 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 large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Gambling, Pizza Delivery, and Retail. 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 45,343 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands, 'Penguinnado 6: You Gotta Be Kidding Me' is this summer's top-grossing movie, it's rare to find an unchewed pencil, and tumbleweeds are seen blowing through the nation's airspace. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goblin 49's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Goblin 49 is ranked 259,823^rd in the world and 19^th in Gobbotopia for Most Developed, scoring 51.88 on the Human Development Index.