The Grand Duchy of Monterose is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Royal Council of Dukes with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.398 billion Monteroseans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Rose. The average income tax rate is 64.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Monterosean economy, worth 188 trillion Crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 134,993 Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The price of takeaway food quadruples after 6pm, police conduct weekly raids looking for contraband cheeseburgers, children in school playgrounds can be heard chanting the hymns of the Order of Violet, and thrift shops are closing their doors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monterose's national animal is the Cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Black Rose Creed of Faith.

Monterose is ranked 150,570^th in the world and 1,600^th in Yuno for Highest Drug Use, scoring 19.4 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.