The Federal Union of Gratissima is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Aaron Leibowitz with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, avowedly heterosexual populace, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 4.195 billion Gratissimen 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Richmond. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.2%.

The strong Gratissiman economy, worth 278 trillion Gratissiman dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 66,293 Gratissiman dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Commuter vessels have trouble staying afloat due to increased passengers, players panic as they discover the newest chain can reset their populations and even delete their nations (Gratissima has found 2 easter eggs), atheists on vacation find Catholicism's scriptures make useful doorstops, and it's illegal to be caught on tape. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gratissima's national animal is the golden eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Gratissima is ranked 95,161^st in the world and 61^st in Catholic for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,575.63 on the Gilded Widget Scale.