The Microsoft of Gates is a mammoth, efficient nation, renowned for its spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 6.48 billion Bills enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.7%.

The very strong Gates economy, worth 330 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 51,010 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 252,783 per year while the poor average 5,836, a ratio of 43.3 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Gates's national animal is the paperclip.

Gates is ranked 254,546^th in the world and 1^st in Gatesville for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 115.42 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.