The Republic of Galdona is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its smutty television, state-planned economy, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic population of 565 million Galdonans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Echelon. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Galdonan economy, worth 39.6 trillion gilders 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 led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 70,168 gilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military pistols are more secure than the national treasury, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, they who do not work shall not eat, and primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Galdona's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Galdona is ranked 7,116^th in the world and 217^th in the South Pacific for Safest, scoring 125.81 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.