The United States of Gatrilda is a huge, genial nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, absence of drug laws, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 685 million Gatrildans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gertlan. The average income tax rate is 20.6%.

The all-consuming Gatrildan economy, worth 68.7 trillion jenets a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 100,239 jenets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

All citizens must pass a 'multicultural sensitivity test' to be deemed fit for society, the government's foreign policy statements are less threatening than a World Assembly cease-and-desist letter, the nation's space program is doxxing the planet, and the state considers itself the 'third parent' of every child in the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gatrilda's national animal is the hammerhead shark, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Gatrilda is ranked 144,341^st in the world and 4^th in SSU for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 1,578.3 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.