The Republic of Griton Firia is a huge, safe nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, otherworldly petting zoo, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 293 million Griton Firians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 23.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Griton Firian economy, worth 18.6 trillion Rivloes 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 63,488 Rivloes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, government workers are more efficient and more unhappy than ever, NPCs in MMORPGs regularly interrupt cutscenes with OOC reminders that they aren't real people, and elite teams of assassins have been sent into Brasilistan. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Griton Firia's national animal is the Elk, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Griton Firia is ranked 79,360^th in the world and 3,301^st in The North Pacific for Healthiest Citizens, with 3.63 bananas ingested per day.