The Federative Union of Grangrado is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Sven Wolf with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 4.785 billion Grangradoans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital District. The average income tax rate is 46.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Grangradoan economy, worth 550 trillion Granmoneys a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 115,089 Granmoneys, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign spirits are hard to find due to an abundance of "Cletus and Jim Bob's Homemade Grangradoan Moonshine", only the richest get to see out of their windows, the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions, and belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grangrado's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is penguin church.

Grangrado is ranked 182,825^th in the world and 80^th in Flanelistan for Most Corrupt Governments, with 2.57 kickbacks per hour.