The Federation of Gronjord is a large, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 164 million Gronjordians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 51.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Gronjordian economy, worth 7.85 trillion Byrds a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,846 Byrds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians bribe ten-year-old geniuses to sit their aptitude tests, Leader reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, patch v22.1705 - all developers are now paid for work, and attempts to inform people about their unclaimed property are often mistaken for telephone scams. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gronjord's national animal is the White breasted Waterhen, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gronjord is ranked 47,427^th in the world and 9^th in Imperatus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,033.19 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.