The Proto-Empire of Gnoss is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Labyrinthos with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, ubiquitous missile silos, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 32.865 billion Gnossians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kreta. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Gnossian economy, worth a remarkable 4,882 trillion bronze plaques a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 148,560 bronze plaques, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,365,036 per year while the poor average 1,677, a ratio of 813 to 1.

Candidates celebrate "free speech" by spraying champagne all over anyone who shows up to a rally, some are born loving old plays and some have old plays thrust upon them, counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients, and the nation is in perpetual campaign mode. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Gnoss's national animal is the nautilus, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Love.

Gnoss is ranked 50,438^th in the world and 9^th in New Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 146.81 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.