The Holy lands of Gran Byzanti is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Constantios IV with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.28 billion Byzantians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Novus Constantinople. The average income tax rate is 72.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gran Byzantian economy, worth 873 trillion Byzantian Pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 165,502 Byzantian Pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Antacids top everyone's Maxxmas list, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, college athletes are arrested for selling lemonade, and comedians who make offensive jokes have their ticket proceeds seized. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gran Byzanti's national animal is the Ishtar Condor, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christendom.

Gran Byzanti is ranked 301,909^th in the world and 42^nd in RGBN for Fattest Citizens, with 4.14 Obesity Rate.