The Socialist Realm of Gastravon is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Tyrone Slyferius with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 10.926 billion Gastravonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Orongkungkrae'. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Gastravonian economy, worth a remarkable 3,908 trillion Ilunns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 357,698 Ilunns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters, lifelong celibates are surprised to receive government-issue condoms in the post, and religious figures have been banned from public holidays to make them more multicultural. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gastravon's national animal is the Gastravonian Sunbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Makunsten.

Gastravon is ranked 19,710^th in the world and 525^th in the South Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,036.97 pounds of wildlife per square mile.