The Republic of Graves is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Nosferatu with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and pith helmet sales. The hard-working, democratic population of 6.908 billion Graves enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amed. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 46.9%.

The all-consuming Gravesian economy, worth 510 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 73,848 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

Every citizen sounds like a television news anchor, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, politicians' financial records are locked up tighter than the nation's Dollar reserves, and sushi just hasn't been the same since salmon went extinct overnight. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Graves's national animal is the Aquila, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Graves is ranked 264,315^th in the world and 838^th in Talonia for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,068.36 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.