The Free Land of Garfagnana is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical, devout population of 457 million Garfagnini 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 enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. The average income tax rate is 67.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Garfagnino economy, worth 17.1 trillion Palancas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,466 Palancas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Taking hostages is a great way to influence government policy, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, women who display their ankles are shunned by society, and parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Garfagnana's national animal is the Vacca Garfagnina, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Garfagnana is ranked 230,918^th in the world and 40^th in Palatine for Largest Populations, with 457 million capita.