The Federal Republic of Granobl is a large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 86 million Granoblians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 20.1%.

The Granoblian economy, worth 4.26 trillion Gränoblin marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,568 Gränoblin marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Granobl's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Granobl is ranked 78,948^th in the world and 802^nd in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 597.28 pounds of wildlife per square mile.