The Republic of Great Bliss is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Sovereign with an iron fist, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, parental licensing program, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 15.616 billion Great Blissians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mesopotamia. The average income tax rate is 74.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Great Blissian economy, worth a remarkable 2,451 trillion gold coins 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, 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 an impressive 156,966 gold coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, debating the meaning of life is widely viewed as a crucifying experience, sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, and political debates are all but a distant memory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Bliss's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Melchizedek.

Great Bliss is ranked 25,068^th in the world and 8^th in Ancient for Most Developed, scoring 84.96 on the Human Development Index.