The Empire of Galatical is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 162 million Galaticalians 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, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 11.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Galaticalian economy, worth 10.7 trillion kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is 66,034 kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, out-of-work actors say they can't complain, the nation's new foreign policy of 'very disproportionate retribution' has its neighbors on edge, and the nation is now proudly cholera-free. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Galatical's national animal is the crocodile, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Galatical is ranked 250,325^th in the world and 3,007^th in The East Pacific for Largest Populations, with 162 million capita.