The Dictatorship of Gemma aeterna is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cynical population of 692 million Gemma aeternans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Tower of mirrors. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Gemma aeternan economy, worth 16.4 trillion better horses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Information Technology. Average income is 23,646 better horses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many friends and relatives of Leader have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, Gemma aeterna's heavy congestion charges are the bane of motorists' lives, gold stars and candy are said to be the best way to Leader's heart, and embarrassed police officers wear spandex and carry net guns. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gemma aeterna's national animal is the dictatorial pound, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gemma aeterna is ranked 297,731^st in the world and 3,882^nd in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -11.28 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.