The Most Serene Republic of Grimmerstein is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 28.768 billion Grimmersteinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 74.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Grimmersteinian economy, worth 499 trillion krunchybiks 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 led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is 17,360 krunchybiks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, citizens select which government department gets their income tax krunchybiks each year, voting is compulsory, and rubber chickens are considered a delicacy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grimmerstein's national animal is the rubber chicken, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Grimmerstein is ranked 74,214^th in the world and 4,057^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 69.42 law-abiding acts per hour.