The Federal Union of Gratissima is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Aaron Leibowitz with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and triple-decker prams. The compassionate, devout population of 4.213 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. The average income tax rate is 59.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Gratissiman economy, worth 269 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 64,069 Gratissiman dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 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 24,458^th in the world and 28^th in Catholic for Safest, scoring 111.64 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.