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The Empire of Goblin 5 is a titanic, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 12.106 billion Goblin 5ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 48.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Goblin 5ian economy, worth 693 trillion florins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,259 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens living in underground cities have developed a healthy green glow, it is a common belief that a sport isn't sport if there are no decapitations, defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were, and open-heart surgery is taught in seminaries. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Goblin 5's national animal is the swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Goblin 5 is ranked 8,883^rd in the world and 3^rd in Gobbotopia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 8,882.89 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.