The Kingdom of St Ivalice is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Cid with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 1.257 billion Judgs are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bervenia Palace. The average income tax rate is 63.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong a Judg economy, worth 97.5 trillion Gils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 77,541 Gils, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals, too many developers spoil the codebase, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students, and people seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. St Ivalice's national animal is the Chocobo, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

St Ivalice is ranked 245,389^th in the world and 9,343^rd in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -6.93 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.