The State of Grytviken Larsen is a gargantuan, orderly nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, cynical population of 27.255 billion Grytviken Larsenians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Education, although Industry and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and Public Transport aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.7%.

The thriving Grytviken Larsenian economy, worth 646 trillion betales a year, is highly specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 23,737 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 72,512 per year while the poor average 6,022, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Elections have been outlawed, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and Grytviken Larsen has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Grytviken Larsen's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Grytviken Larsen is ranked 111,793^rd in the world and 108^th in 0000 for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,155.1 on the Gilded Widget Scale.