The Democratic Republic of Ganji Islands is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Etienne Brekowantaz with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 11.432 billion Gijis are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marley. The average income tax rate is 41.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Ganjian economy, worth 73.1 trillion gawreshes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 6,392 gawreshes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Artists are pillars of society, the government has been criticized for giving away Ganji Islands's territory to anyone who claims it, Marley's iconic yellow taxis are nowhere to be seen, and surfing lessons include how to ward off sharks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ganji Islands's national animal is the Ganjian Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ganji Islands is ranked 224,529^th in the world and 145^th in Anteria for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -3.46 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.