The State of Grobbier is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 41.27 billion Grobbites hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 25.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Grobbierian economy, worth a remarkable 1,904 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,141 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Grobbier is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, Grobbier has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Grobbier in an international press conference. Crime is moderate. Grobbier's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Grobbier is ranked 59,336^th in the world and 1^st in Grobbier for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,927.85 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.