The Empire of Grijo is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Gaius Antonius with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, national health service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working population of 16.217 billion Grijoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Refesa. The average income tax rate is 92.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Grijoan economy, worth a remarkable 2,707 trillion Flavia Atlantes a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 166,968 Flavia Atlantes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Popular candidates who don't suffer last-second political scandals tend to get fished out of the Refesa River, children who drop their ice cream are fined for littering, depression sinks in after each election when voters realize they are stuck with these people for years, and schoolchildren have more trading cards than flash cards in their backpacks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grijo's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Paganismo Greco-Romano.

Grijo is ranked 323,500^th in the world and 106^th in Portugal for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -11.97 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.