The Empire of Greater Germanium is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 175 million Greater Germaniumians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 13.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Greater Germaniumian economy, worth 12.1 trillion Silver Deutschmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 69,100 Silver Deutschmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Courtrooms can be a little sketchy, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, and school lockers are filled with fancy underwear. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Greater Germanium's national animal is the Falcon.

Greater Germanium is ranked 28,973^rd in the world and 4^th in Hartfelden for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,741.33 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.