The Republic of Grand California is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The democratic population of 2.262 billion Grand Californians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 70.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Grand Californian economy, worth 27.2 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Soda Sales. Average income is 12,027 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grand California's national animal is the grizzly bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Grand California is ranked 228,462^nd in the world and 8^th in The Beach for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.03 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.