The Empire of Ghant III is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its absence of drug laws, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 21.786 billion Ghantar are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 63.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Ghantish economy, worth 470 trillion Ghantmarks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Gambling, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,581 Ghantmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Surveillance cameras are banned, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, voting is voluntary, and Ghant III's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ghant III's national animal is the Direwolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ghant III is ranked 84,429^th in the world and 13^th in Esvanovia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.