The Free Land of Groznygrad is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by Zeno with a fair hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, complete lack of prisons, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 810 million Groznygradians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Atoll. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Groznygradian economy, worth 121 trillion Smegmas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 150,565 Smegmas, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 875,895 per year while the poor average 12,234, a ratio of 71.6 to 1.

Nose plugs are the latest Groznygradian fashion accessory, diplomats agree to the terms and conditions of peace treaties without reading them, nihilistic thrill-seekers claim that suicide by roller coaster is the ultimate life experience, and the children of Groznygrad are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Groznygrad's national animal is the Beholder, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Groznygrad is ranked 24,095^th in the world and 369^th in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 281.4 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.