The République confédérale of Granvalie is a massive, safe nation, ruled by töm sturtewaghiën with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 1.834 billion Granvalieans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of oubekis. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Granvaliean economy, worth 213 trillion euros a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 116,451 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, the government is flooded with compensation requests, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, and family trees become bare as entire branches are lopped off. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Granvalie's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is doudouisme.

Granvalie is ranked 156,122^nd in the world and 1,030^th in Europe for Highest Food Quality, scoring 15.03 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.