The People's Republic of Garvija is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Jaroslau Tartu with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, prohibition of alcohol, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 1.686 billion Garvijans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sad. The average income tax rate is 72.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Garvijan economy, worth 105 trillion Priwijs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 62,848 Priwijs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Jaroslau Tartu spends weekends doing the laundry of foreign leaders, reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians, travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, and the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Garvija's national animal is the Two Headed Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Garvija is ranked 22,120^th in the world and 31^st in Astoria for Highest Food Quality, scoring 110.38 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.