The Commonwealth of Groldonica is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Ryan Williams with an even hand, and renowned for its digital currency, sprawling nuclear power plants, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.079 billion Groldonicans 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Metropolis. The average income tax rate is 11.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Groldonican economy, worth 507 trillion Grods a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 164,914 Grods, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

The Foreign Ministry thinks an eye for an eye is a blindingly good idea, the flight attendant who draws the short straw is on "cockpit bucket duty", small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome, and the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Groldonica's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Groldonica is ranked 13,238^th in the world and 9^th in Corsair for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 376.18 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.