The United Socialist States of Gritty is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, sprawling nuclear power plants, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.624 billion Grittyians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Philadelphia. The average income tax rate is 71.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Grittyian economy, worth 204 trillion Boneses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 126,048 Boneses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks, the doctor has cold hands, the banshee wail foretells skies of death, and the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gritty's national animal is the Raccoon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gritty is ranked 281,200^th in the world and 4,512^th in The East Pacific for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -7.62 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.