The Technocracy United Kingdom of Girania is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by John Lupinssen VII with a fair hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, pith helmet sales, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 15.537 billion Giranians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Faenor. The average income tax rate is 50.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Giranian economy, worth a remarkable 6,790 trillion Gears a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 437,085 Gears, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

On graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, college-level writing classes are taught by undergraduate editors of the school newspaper, business leaders commend the government for enacting an emissions reduction strategy that reduces no Giranian emissions at all, and glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town. Crime is totally unknown. Girania's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Alphanism.

Girania is ranked 150,286^th in the world and 32^nd in Novo Brasil for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.02 law-abiding acts per hour.