The Armed Republic of Goth World V is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 10.487 billion Goth World Vians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 36.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Goth World Vian economy, worth a remarkable 1,743 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 166,224 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers, tampons are used as cheap fishing bobbers, nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths, and the first sword of Goth World V does not run. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goth World V's national animal is the Ghost, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Goth World V is ranked 18,987^th in the world and 20^th in New Bilderberg Group for Lowest Crime Rates, with 90.57 law-abiding acts per hour.