The Federation of USS Gryphon is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its burgeoning lion population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 17.418 billion USS Gryphonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 14.7%.

The USS Gryphonian economy, worth 820 trillion Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 47,114 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. USS Gryphon's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

USS Gryphon is ranked 120,365^th in the world and 2^nd in Ascenthia Puppet Storage for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,099.33 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.