The Republic of Grenaltar is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Paul Murdoch with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.397 billion Grenaltarians 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 relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jackman. The average income tax rate is 14.2%.

The very strong Grenaltarian economy, worth 83.7 trillion Altarmarks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 59,888 Altarmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Nation-building is the new national pastime, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, the nation has abandoned Brasilistan to its fate, and businesses are abandoning the city centre because of the lack of transport connections. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Grenaltar's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Grenaltar is ranked 108,753^rd in the world and 4,552^nd in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 78.73 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.