The First Defense Constellation of Groznyan Orbit is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Admiral M'Addar with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, sprawling nuclear power plants, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 13.374 billion Grazans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Graza Orbital Shipyards. The average income tax rate is 43.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Grazan economy, worth a remarkable 2,252 trillion Gallons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 168,450 Gallons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Grazan soldiers are assured their new ray-guns will finally power up after the next round of ominous chanting, Groznyan Orbit isn't what it used to be, the most commonly-worn shoes are concrete ones, and satellite images show safe electoral constituencies in complete darkness. Crime is totally unknown. Groznyan Orbit's national animal is the Space Barnacle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Confluism.

Groznyan Orbit is ranked 89,122^nd in the world and 1^st in Confluence for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.3 law-abiding acts per hour.