The Empire of Galindium is a small, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-working population of 29 million Galindiumians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 14.6%.

The strong Galindiumian economy, worth 1.55 trillion florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. Average income is 53,497 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Children who write letters to Santa Claus end up in straitjackets, euthanasia is legal, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and thieves are flogged in public for their crimes. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Galindium's national animal is the Lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Galindium is ranked 136,167^th in the world and 24^th in Scotia for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,554.88 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.