The Republic of Groog is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, ritual sacrifices, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.886 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 121 trillion eggs a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, 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 88,655^th in the world and 7^th in Endless Highway for Highest Poor Incomes, with 34,829.86 Standard Monetary Units.