The Giraffe Constituent of Giraffedale is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, ubiquitous missile silos, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.015 billion Giraffedaleans 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 67.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Giraffedalean economy, worth 555 trillion Giraffereums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 110,756 Giraffereums, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Airplane passengers have been known to stuff pillows in their jackets to get extra arm room, a punitive tax has been placed on harmful emissions, decongestants have replaced Giraffereums in street transactions, and the public transport system has been eliminated. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Giraffedale's national animal is the Giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Giraffedale is ranked 45,581^st in the world and 11^th in The Giraffe Federation for Lowest Crime Rates, with 75.57 law-abiding acts per hour.