The United Commonwealths of Gagium is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by King Arsène Rodier with a fair hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 5.67 billion Gagiumishes are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Louis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Gagiumish economy, worth a remarkable 1,565 trillion Gagis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 276,182 Gagis, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 923,831 per year while the poor average 61,373, a ratio of 15.1 to 1.

The government strictly regulates whale harvest quotas, theoretical science is only theoretical, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges, and nuclear submarines have been deployed to protect the nation's banana supply. Crime is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Gagium's national animal is the Pelican, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Christianity.

Gagium is ranked 1,479^th in the world and 3^rd in Federation of Conservative Nations for Most Corrupt Governments, with 288.84 Kickbacks Per Hour.