The Community of Gravytrainer is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Papa John VIII with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 2.24 billion Gravies are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, although Social Policy, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Defense and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Johnstown. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Gravy economy, worth 197 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is dominated by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Retail. Average income is 88,122 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Shouting contests are an important part of government job interviews, religious households enthusiastically use whips in private, the government regrets to say that it is forced to make cuts to citizens, and the government prefers to leave the past buried. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Gravytrainer's national animal is the pizza, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gravytrainer is ranked 59,291^st in the world and 1^st in Greater Necanica for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 4,135.29 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.