Giju is the homeworld of the whale-like Herglic. It is on the Rimma Trade Route? and is one endpoint of the Giju Passage?. It is an aquatic-type world world with large bodies of water and associated terrain including: expansive oceans, islands, marshes, and glaciers.

The planet supports a large number of space based habitats currently glutted with refugees from the Dark Swarm menace.

Due to the shortage and rationing of food, the planetary economy is currently in a state of caloric backing.