The Dictatorship of Granch is a tiny, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 14 million Granchers are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.4%.

The powerhouse Granchian economy, worth 879 billion toenails a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 62,814 toenails, with the richest citizens earning 8.3 times as much as the poorest.

Meteorologists are instantly recognizable from their luxury cars and jewelry, ports have ground to a halt as no boat can reach them without trespassing, in a desperate bid for cheap airfare Granchers can be seen jogging in a rubber suit just before flying, and the government terminates employment with extreme prejudice. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Granch's national animal is the human, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Granch is ranked 156,158^th in the world and 4^th in Vaagot Land for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 855.29 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.