The Socialist Republic of Grandocantorica is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Charleston Junior with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.317 billion Grandrians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berengrad. The average income tax rate is 78.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Grandrian economy, worth 186 trillion Multi-Currency Units a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 141,866 Multi-Currency Units, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Women mime their gynaecological symptoms with hand-puppets, all writing must pass a censorship board before being allowed on the shelves, "Idol-Worship for the Apathetic" workshops are cancelled when no-one bothers to show up, and it's harder to qualify for IVF than for a good university. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grandocantorica's national animal is the Golden Chicken, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.

Grandocantorica is ranked 24,070^th in the world and 6^th in Bresima for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 7,279.97 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.