The Community of Gravytrainer is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Papa John VIII with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.012 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 government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Welfare and Social Policy also on the agenda, while Defense and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Johnstown. The average income tax rate is 4.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Gravy economy, worth 174 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Retail. Average income is 86,645 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Companies are literally blowing their competition out of the water, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, sports journals are full of uplifting puff-pieces on professional boxers, and nano-pizzas are the current fad sweeping the nation. Crime is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Gravytrainer's national animal is the pizza, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Gravytrainer is ranked 311,629^th in the world and 14^th in Greater Necanica for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring -10 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.