The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 24.314 billion Grand Fenwickians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The medium-sized, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Social Policy. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.3%.

The strong Grand Fenwickian economy, worth 996 trillion Pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 40,981 Pounds, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 278,622 per year while the poor average 2,201, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem. Grand Fenwick's national animal is the Badger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Grand Fenwick is ranked 198,524^th in the world and 13^th in The Commonwealth of Crowns for Most Corrupt Governments, with 1.38 kickbacks per hour.