The Holy Empire of Gran Byzanti is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, keen interest in outer space, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 218 million Gran Byzantians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 37.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Gran Byzantian economy, worth 19.0 trillion Byzantian tiramisus a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,951 Byzantian tiramisus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore, many are asking why the latest naval vessel is named after Saint Bartholomeus the Many Handed, cassocked priests and choirboys believe that what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors, and Big Belly is watching you. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gran Byzanti's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gran Byzanti is ranked 47,506^th in the world and 18^th in RGBN for Most Patriotic, with 28.64 flags saluted per person per day.