The Colony of Groove is a colossal, pleasant nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.247 billion Grooveans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 25.2%.

The Groovean economy, worth 199 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,926 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Drill sergeants yell in the ears of bespectacled nerds in cybermilitary "reboot camps", wigged-out hunters report playing croquet with the Queen of Hearts, sheepish teenagers are making eye contact with their parents for the first time in a decade during state-enforced 'no-phones hour', and a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Groove's national animal is the Kitsune.

Groove is ranked 183,426^th in the world and 526^th in Alliance of Storage Power for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 35,100.94 Standard Monetary Units.