The Republic of Gibara is a mammoth, genial nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, ban on automobiles, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 8.863 billion Gibarans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.3%.

The strong Gibaran economy, worth 559 trillion yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,158 yen, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

The saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, the experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Fan Dung" has been declared a national treasure, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, and CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gibara's national animal is the fan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gibara is ranked 92,365^th in the world and 1,226^th in Remembrance for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,534.44 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.