The Republic of Granevia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Élise Boucher with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and smutty television. The compassionate population of 5.919 billion Granevians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Michel-Depres. The average income tax rate is 57.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Granevian economy, worth 619 trillion Francs a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,634 Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Élise Boucher's recent "I have a dream that we will fight them by raking muck on the beaches" speech seems a little derivative to many, knowledge is power, the impoverished sick hang around outside golf clubs to beg for funding for healthcare, and out-of-work soldiers and bureaucrats can often be found camped out in front of manservant academies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Granevia's national animal is the Sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Granevia is ranked 35,788^th in the world and 462^nd in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 194.11 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.