The Federated Giraffe State of Giraffeton is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Professional Giraffe with a fair hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.433 billion Giraffetonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Giraffeton City. The average income tax rate is 68.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Giraffetonian economy, worth 636 trillion Giraffereums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 117,116 Giraffereums, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government defends a woman's right to choose, there are no more heroes any more, prenuptial contracts have replaced diamond rings in marriage proposals, and people can get away with murder these days. Crime is totally unknown. Giraffeton's national animal is the Giraffe, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Giraffeton is ranked 12,193^rd in the world and 1^st in The Giraffe Federation for Highest Food Quality, scoring 147.96 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.