The State of Humphrey Gilbert is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 41.568 billion Humphrey Gilbertians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.2%.

The powerhouse Humphrey Gilbertian economy, worth a remarkable 2,201 trillion betales a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 52,954 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Even in a one-horse town police are as common as fleas on a stray dog, the mining industry has taken a hit from tighter environmental regulations, arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Humphrey Gilbert's national animal is the deer.

Humphrey Gilbert is ranked 139,839^th in the world and 1^st in Humphrey Gilbert for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,258.87 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.