The United States of Grevaria is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President Mark Boughton with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 13.09 billion Grevarians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Spirituality, and Administration also on the agenda, while Law & Order and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Osborne. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.3%.

The very strong Grevarian economy, worth 832 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Retail. Average income is 63,593 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 190,354 per year while the poor average 16,610, a ratio of 11.5 to 1.

The government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, in a fit of passion President Mark Boughton has shredded thirty years' worth of petitions, there's no such thing as bad publicity, and gay couples have to travel to Brancaland to find a church that will actually let them wed. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Grevaria's national animal is the Bald Eagle.

Grevaria is ranked 19,291^st in the world and 291^st in the South Pacific for Most Armed, with 5.23 weapons per person.