The Federated States of Gallantia is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by The Federal Council with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, pith helmet sales, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 808 million Gallantians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pyropolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Gallantian economy, worth 104 trillion Reubens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,713 Reubens, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 394,447 per year while the poor average 33,127, a ratio of 11.9 to 1.

On-call doctors who check their pagers during movies are banned from cinemas for life, young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, and advertisers scramble to sponsor the broadcast of The Federal Council's most personal functions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gallantia's national animal is the Pyropterus Leo, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gallantia is ranked 55,692^nd in the world and 65^th in KAISERREICH for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,538.15 on the Gilded Widget Scale.