The Republic of Greengate is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Chairwoman Gaillardia with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.795 billion Seedrians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cosmo's Landing. The average income tax rate is 36.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Seedrian economy, worth 151 trillion Fleurs a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,943 Fleurs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Newly synthesized elements' half-lives are a million times shorter than the time it takes to say their names, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and citizens need a magnifying glass and color chart to distinguish between nearly identical brand labels. Crime is totally unknown. Greengate's national animal is the Emerald Finch, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Greengate is ranked 67,540^th in the world and 10^th in The Universal Federation for Highest Poor Incomes, with 44,516.58 Standard Monetary Units.