The Colony of The Ginger Lands is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Ethel Kilikina Levi Kosar with an iron fist, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, disturbing lack of elderly people, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.464 billion Gingers 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hrgota. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.6%.

The powerhouse Ginger Landsian economy, worth 146 trillion Gembers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 99,911 Gembers, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 518,951 per year while the poor average 10,405, a ratio of 49.9 to 1.

Teachers are dying as they attempt to read 500 word essays without pausing for breath, flash floods that dams could have controlled regularly ravage small towns in mountain valleys, protests are illegal, and Urangutans are considered a delicacy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Ginger Lands's national animal is the Urangutan, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ruivo.

The Ginger Lands is ranked 45,861^st in the world and 1,428^th in the South Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 677.84 pounds of wildlife per square mile.