The Federation of Gragadoia is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 348 million Gragadoians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 50.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Gragadoian economy, worth 18.8 trillion nougats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 54,003 nougats, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All citizens must pass a 'multicultural sensitivity test' to be deemed fit for society, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, farting etiquette is taught in schools, and all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Gragadoia City. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gragadoia's national animal is the porpoise, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Gragadoia is ranked 190,931^st in the world and 9,317^th in The North Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 27.59 on the Bus Surprisal Index.