The Republic of Granevia is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Élise Boucher with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and vat-grown people. The compassionate population of 5.902 billion Granevians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

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 55.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Granevian economy, worth 609 trillion Francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 103,272 Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Polite commuters on the St Michel-Depres Metro always let hurried workers off the train first, gambling is outlawed, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and the line of people waiting for a visa interview in front of foreign embassies is typically a mile long. 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 64,048^th in the world and 419^th in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 22.02 flags saluted per person per day.