The United Socialist States of New Giggleville is a large, orderly nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 197 million New Gigglevilleans 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 59.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong New Gigglevillean economy, worth 14.7 trillion Marks 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, Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. 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 74,452 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Smoking is banned in public areas, ordinary soldiers trade rumors about the top secret "Death From Above" project, rural New Gigglevilleans stare in awe at the bright lights of the big cities, and the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Giggleville's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

New Giggleville is ranked 147,055^th in the world and 6^th in Paradise Everywhere for Fattest Citizens, with 9.93 Obesity Rate.