The Republic of Grace II is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.178 billion Grace IIians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Public Transport. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.0%.

The very strong Grace IIian economy, worth 67.2 trillion National Default Credits a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 57,072 National Default Credits, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 194,306 per year while the poor average 12,351, a ratio of 15.7 to 1.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Grace II's national animal is the Dragon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Grace II is ranked 227,468^th in the world and 4,202^nd in eta for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 880.06 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.