The State of Grid North is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 28.421 billion Grid Northians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 35.1%.

The strong Grid Northian economy, worth 924 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 32,540 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary, Grid North has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Grid North in an international press conference. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grid North's national animal is the deer.

Grid North is ranked 193,020^th in the world and 4^th in Abuja for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.32 law-abiding acts per hour.