The Republic of Grelles is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its frequent executions and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, democratic population of 14 million Grellesians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 15.7%.

The strong Grellesian economy, worth 999 billion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 71,406 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Shopkeepers use microscopes to verify the authenticity of banknotes, literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them, the comic book series 'Leader and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, and the latest "must-have" uPhone is 1/4 mm thinner than last year's uPhone. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grelles's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Grelles is ranked 125,479^th in the world and 115^th in The Kodiak Republic for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 624.14 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.