The Allied States of Gra Gast Arth is a small, orderly nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 32 million Gra Gast Arthians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 49.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Gra Gast Arthian economy, worth 1.60 trillion guilders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 50,034 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, art is not complete without a touch of alizarin blood and titanium sweat, top government officials are seen nervously grocery shopping among the general public, and life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gra Gast Arth's national animal is the dove, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Gra Gast Arth is ranked 96,678^th in the world and 4,740^th in Osiris for Highest Poor Incomes, with 31,697.08 Standard Monetary Units.