The Republic of Galychia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Jerzy Górka with an even hand, and renowned for its flagrant waste-dumping, rampant corporate plagiarism, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.74 billion Galicians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cracowo. The average income tax rate is 61.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Galychian economy, worth 240 trillion Galician zloties a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,416 Galician zloties, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

President Jerzy Górka shot first, the roundel of the Galychian Air Force has become an internationally recognized symbol of destruction, the government has an "easy come, easy go" policy on youth crime, and baby boys who pick up pink crayons are sent to a psychiatric ward. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Galychia's national animal is the jackdaw, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secularism.

Galychia is ranked 26,676^th in the world and 381^st in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 237.28 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.