The Republic of Goltho is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Oberster Führer Sean with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, infamous sell-swords, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.18 billion Golthoans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Portincia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.0%.

The strong Golthoan economy, worth 92.4 trillion Marks a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,314 Marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Record numbers of students are leaving school to enter the workforce, hedge fund managers are diversifying into herbaceous borders, it is often said that only Oberster Führer Sean could bring down Dàguó, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goltho's national animal is the Wolverine, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheist.

Goltho is ranked 96,251^st in the world and 193^rd in Concord for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,543.94 on the Gilded Widget Scale.