The Rogue Nation of Grimnace is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 14 million Grimnaceans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 36.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The weak Grimnacean economy, worth 351 billion Grs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 25,081 Grs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found, science centers and state of the art laboratories are ubiquitous, shopkeepers use microscopes to verify the authenticity of banknotes, and five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grimnace's national animal is the Grimmace, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Grimnace is ranked 282,861^st in the world and 15^th in The Grand Council of the Beard for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -9.22 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.