The Queen's State of Granby Burrell is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 37.828 billion Granby Burrellians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.8%.

The strong Granby Burrellian economy, worth a remarkable 1,849 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 48,881 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

It is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs, the tenet of free speech is held dear, education and welfare spending are on the rise, and Granby Burrell has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is moderate. Granby Burrell's national animal is the deer.

Granby Burrell is ranked 176,582^nd in the world and 206^th in State for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 64.42 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.