The Federal Republic of Granskau is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by First Minister with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.033 billion Granskauans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stav. The average income tax rate is 37.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Granskauan economy, worth 88.6 trillion Marks a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,763 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, the rich tend their gardens inside gated urban farming communities, and several inches are being added to first class seating. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Granskau's national animal is the Peregrine Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Granskau is ranked 196,426^th in the world and 4,276^th in The East Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 23.6 billion Standard Monetary Units.