The Republic of Grelles is a small, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 32 million Grellesians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 16.4%.

The strong Grellesian economy, worth 2.35 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 73,349 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Domestic fishermen fly the Grellesian flag out of fear of being blown up, teen parties are often ruined by wet blanket chaperones, the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, and escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grelles's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Grelles is ranked 302,965^th in the world and 192^nd in The Kodiak Republic for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 462 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.