The Kingdom of Gronbardi is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Oswald A H Gronderwelt with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, cynical population of 2.765 billion Gronbardians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gronderwelt. The average income tax rate is 51.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Gronbardian economy, worth 197 trillion Coins a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,395 Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter, demand for gourmet white truffles is on the rise, 90% of active duty GAF personnel have been laid off and replaced by robot kill-drones, and AI chatbots generate grayscale images when asked for a picture of the truth. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gronbardi's national animal is the Badger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Whimsyism.

Gronbardi is ranked 233,112^th in the world and 3,597^th in The North Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 8.2 Obesity Rate.