The Empire of Gensthadt is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 92 million Gensthadtians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 39.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Gensthadtian economy, worth 4.41 trillion dinars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,949 dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, several inches are being added to first class seating, fidgety cubicle workers play with their balls, and retirees make up the bulk of foreign students. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gensthadt's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Gensthadt is ranked 89,423^rd in the world and 57^th in UEPU Federal Republic for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,518.68 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.