The Commonwealth of Gresonia is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.321 billion Gresonians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tarasac. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Gresonian economy, worth 68.8 trillion Juronas a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,060 Juronas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The atmosphere in Gresonian boardrooms is turning more gay, students learn how to disarm mines before understanding basic arithmetic, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, and the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gresonia's national animal is the Heron, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Gresonia is ranked 54,660^th in the world and 604^th in the South Pacific for Most Politically Free, scoring 77.14 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.