The Commonwealth of Gantara is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.375 billion Gantarans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 45.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Gantaran economy, worth 221 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 50,575 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader has been nicknamed 'Robomop', male cubicle workers stand up every time a woman enters the room, the acceptance of acupuncture and other alternative therapies has needled the scientific community, and Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gantara's national animal is the tapir, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gantara is ranked 22,656^th in the world and 10^th in Western Atlantic for Nicest Citizens, with 21.78 average smiles per day.