The Commonwealth of Gresonia is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.101 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 71.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Gresonian economy, worth 51.1 trillion Juronas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,411 Juronas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, video game protagonists bear striking resemblances to major political figures, CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, and one little fight can find you movin' to be the fresh prince of Ilba. 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 14,334^th in the world and 395^th in the South Pacific for Safest, scoring 116.29 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.