The Empire of Goblin 148 is a mammoth, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 9.683 billion Goblin 148ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 16.3%.

The Goblin 148ian economy, worth 434 trillion deniers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 44,846 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goblin 148's national animal is the wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Goblin 148 is ranked 150,968^th in the world and 141^st in Kelios for Nicest Citizens, with 12 average smiles per day.