The Republic of Gitantic is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 953 million Gitanticians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Gitantic. The average income tax rate is 32.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Gitantician economy, worth 58.3 trillion Gitantican Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,161 Gitantican Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, citizens ask "how many crooks could a nunchuck hook if a nun had nunchucks too?", comedians who make offensive jokes have their ticket proceeds seized, and glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gitantic's national animal is the Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Gitantic is ranked 124,101^st in the world and 35^th in Rosaria for Highest Average Incomes, with 61,161.73 Standard Monetary Units.