The Republic of Groginil is a fledgling, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 6 million Groginilians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Spirituality are also considered important, while International Aid and Environment are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The very strong Groginilian economy, worth 424 billion Gronils a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Book Publishing. Average income is 70,806 Gronils, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 214,341 per year while the poor average 18,200, a ratio of 11.8 to 1.

Waste collection professionals have been canned, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Groginil's national animal is the Aguia, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Groginil is ranked 95,953^rd in the world and 34^th in Corsair for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 34.42 on the Bus Surprisal Index.