The United States of Ghrodes is a fledgling, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 6 million Ghrodesians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The tiny, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 9.0%.

The strong Ghrodesian economy, worth 371 billion Geeses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is 61,898 Geeses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and older citizens lament over the loss of law and order. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ghrodes's national animal is the Cheetah, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ghrodes is ranked 45,607^th in the world and 37^th in The Global Elite for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 56,327.47 Standard Monetary Units.