The Republic of Granevia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Élise Boucher with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, vat-grown people, and daily referendums. The compassionate population of 5.762 billion Granevians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Michel-Depres. The average income tax rate is 54.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Granevian economy, worth 607 trillion Francs a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 105,493 Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing, the banhammer is a standard police sidearm, and future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Granevia's national animal is the Sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Granevia is ranked 38,332^nd in the world and 449^th in Europe for Lowest Crime Rates, with 78.39 law-abiding acts per hour.