The Retired Eternal Marshal of Gravelsia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Holing with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 3.991 billion Gravelsians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Republic Rapids. The average income tax rate is 37.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Gravelsian economy, worth 209 trillion Gravios a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,410 Gravios, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, Republic Rapids Preparatory School for the Exceedingly Wealthy's basketball team is having a few off-years, saying "don't do anything that Holing wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal, and Holing has just been declared ruler of Gravelsia in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gravelsia's national animal is the Gravelsian Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gravelsia is ranked 17,698^th in the world and 1^st in H land for Nicest Citizens, with 24.05 average smiles per day.