The Imperial Democratic Republic of Metrograde is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, digital currency, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 605 million Metrogradians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of NCR TAHSU. The average income tax rate is 61.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Metropolitan economy, worth 64.6 trillion Currents a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 106,854 Currents, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', the government airlifts sacrificial lambs, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, and Metropolitan tourists are encouraged to hand out spare condoms to locals while on vacation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Metrograde's national animal is the Chicken, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Metrograde is ranked 26,395^th in the world and 1^st in Metrograde Institute of Technology for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 52.5 on the Kitten Softness Rating.