The Drummer of Federico Gatti is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.706 billion Federico Gattians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 35.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Federico Gattian economy, worth 79.5 trillion golds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,627 golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Murder is sanctioned if the legal paperwork is filled out correctly, fruit pickers with degrees in mole psychology are a common sight, pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers, and disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Federico Gatti's national animal is the mole.

Federico Gatti is ranked 100,796^th in the world and 150^th in The Blades for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 225.78 on the Clooney Contribution Index.