The Federation of Gonteris is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Aleki Ferdinand Samson with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, zero percent divorce rate, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 887 million Gonterisians 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 Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gonteris. The average income tax rate is 49.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Gonterisian economy, worth 93.1 trillion Butacas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,951 Butacas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Students do more community service than homework, hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, and credit scores fluctuate wildly with every change of government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gonteris's national animal is the Dungeness Crab, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gonteris is ranked 62,422^nd in the world and 2,986^th in the South Pacific for Most Income Equality, scoring 54.72 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.