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The Modern Methodist kingdom of Glorious Royal Gilboa is a massive, genial nation, ruled by King David Shepherd with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 1.538 billion Gilboans 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shiloh. The average income tax rate is 86.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Gilboan economy, worth 228 trillion Laurels a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 148,265 Laurels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, violence is always the answer in Glorious Royal Gilboa, the atmosphere in Gilboan boardrooms is turning more gay, and newspapers are running a front-page picture of King David Shepherd holding a crowbar and standing over a bloodied stockbroker. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Glorious Royal Gilboa's national animal is the Monarch butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Methodism.

Glorious Royal Gilboa is ranked 21,887^th in the world and 19^th in Christians for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 5,025.67 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.