The République confédérale of Granvalie is a massive, safe nation, ruled by töm sturtewaghiën with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.799 billion Granvalieans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of oubekis. The average income tax rate is 71.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Granvaliean economy, worth 206 trillion euros a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,984 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Smoking is banned in public areas, thrift shops are closing their doors, weight loss clubs that guarantee losing a stone a month are talking about misplacing rocks, and the Man in the Plastic Mask has been imprisoned in the Capital Penitentiary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Granvalie's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is doudouisme.

Granvalie is ranked 38,014^th in the world and 501^st in Europe for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,415.58 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.