The Cool ＆ Grey Republic of Grey Ghosts are cool is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Cool Grey with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, ritual sacrifices, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-working, devout population of 7.358 billion Grey Ghosts are coolians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cool Grey City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.4%.

The powerhouse Grey Ghosts are coolian economy, worth 496 trillion Coolnesses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 67,425 Coolnesses, with the richest citizens earning 6.3 times as much as the poorest.

All screens are equal but some are more equal than others, parents who reward their teens' chores with concert tickets are charged with illegal reselling, only 'organics' are permitted to be citizens, and Cool Grey's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grey Ghosts are cool's national animal is the Grey Ghost and its national religion is Coolism.

Grey Ghosts are cool is ranked 104,237^th in the world and 1,647^th in the Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.37 law-abiding acts per hour.