The City of Pacific Grove is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 9.015 billion Pacific Groveans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 67.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pacific Grovean economy, worth a remarkable 1,036 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 114,975 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new, and nude art is becoming wildly popular. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Pacific Grove's national animal is the otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Pacific Grove is ranked 51,474^th in the world and 3^rd in Monterey for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 67.79 Effective Tax Rate.