The Empire of Gradanon is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Empress Cecilia with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 12.708 billion Gradonians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Darnstrad. The average income tax rate is 80.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gradanonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,807 trillion Vulpions a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 142,207 Vulpions, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children need to wear helmets and safety harnesses before mounting a carousel horse, the musical cognoscenti insist the national anthem just isn't the same without a double contrabass flute, the government is proudly free of crabs, and a fashion designer has been arrested for inciting hatred after claiming redheads couldn't pull off vermillion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gradanon's national animal is the Silver Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Gradilism.

Gradanon is ranked 11,812^th in the world and 11^th in Union of Allied States for Highest Poor Incomes, with 116,265.64 Standard Monetary Units.