The District of Gallatin Talbot is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by proctor with a fair hand, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 39.076 billion Gallatin Talbotians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.4%.

The thriving Gallatin Talbotian economy, worth a remarkable 1,518 trillion aurums a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 38,868 aurums, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

Gallatin Talbot has designated District City as its capital city, Proctor has just been declared ruler of Gallatin Talbot in an international press conference, the institution of marriage is held sacred and strictly enforced, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Gallatin Talbot's national animal is the bovina, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Gallatin Talbot is ranked 203,256^th in the world and 507^th in 0000 for Nicest Citizens, with 9.76 average smiles per day.