The United Socialist States of Of Grad is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ceasar Yuri with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.189 billion Gradians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moscow. The average income tax rate is 88.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Gradian economy, worth 994 trillion Grads a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 108,260 Grads, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, the amount welfare recipients spend on fertilizer has exploded, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, and trains and passengers alike are often late. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Of Grad's national animal is the Giant sunfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Of Grad is ranked 264,343^rd in the world and 10,054^th in Osiris for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.9 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.