The Angling Paradise of Grizzled Old Fisherman is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Gortons Fisherman with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, frequent executions, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 12.456 billion Fishermens 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 government is primarily concerned with Education, although Healthcare, Law & Order, and Industry are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Secret Spot. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.9%.

The powerhouse Grizzled Old Fishermanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,289 trillion Rusty Hooks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 103,549 Rusty Hooks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 297,314 per year while the poor average 28,677, a ratio of 10.4 to 1.

Agricultural employees work for peanuts, sneezing pedestrians are grabbed by alley-lurking doctors, the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, and nuclear warheads are frequently launched into space as a warning to invading meteoroids. Crime is totally unknown. Grizzled Old Fisherman's national animal is the Black Bass, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Casting Philosophy.

Grizzled Old Fisherman is ranked 96,964^th in the world and 5^th in The Flying Fishes Bait Shop for Most Corrupt Governments, with 14.08 kickbacks per hour.