The United Communes of Grod Island is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Secretary Fiona Elesham with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.19 billion Grodians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Domreis. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Grodian economy, worth 885 trillion Dollops 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 143,127 Dollops, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle", kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists, and murderers facing life in prison listen to long sermons on positive thinking. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grod Island's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secular Humanism.

Grod Island is ranked 234,628^th in the world and 423^rd in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Retail Industry, scoring -15.13 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.