The Republic of Groog is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.761 billion Groogians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 61.4%.

The strong Groogian economy, worth 113 trillion eggs a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 64,227 eggs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome, Leader has just been declared ruler of Groog in an international press conference, pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute, and the sick and dying are locked in their homes with a red "X" painted on the front door. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Groog's national animal is the dino, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Groog is ranked 34,986^th in the world and 5^th in Endless Highway for Nicest Citizens, with 19.27 average smiles per day.