The Democratic States of Graga is a large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The democratic population of 186 million Gragans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 54.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Gragan economy, worth 12.6 trillion qipus a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,945 qipus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Shanty towns are forming in the suburbs of major cities, exterminators swarm Gragan homes, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, and the dead of Graga have taken on a healthy glow. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Graga's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Graga is ranked 10,390^th in the world and 1^st in Ansontopia for Safest, scoring 119.57 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.