The Empire of Gentilino is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 196 million Gentilinoans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 77.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Gentilinoan economy, worth 7.97 trillion Kroner a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 40,677 Kroner, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Calling dibs is an unalienable right, counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients, parents are relieved they no longer need to help with their kids' algebra homework, and primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gentilino's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gentilino is ranked 50,007^th in the world and 54^th in Kantrias for Safest, scoring 102.69 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.