The Catholic-Orthodox Duchy of Sierra Grand is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Sovereign Sara May with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 11.461 billion Sierre are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Elisabeth. The average income tax rate is 93.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sierrese economy, worth a remarkable 1,537 trillion Æ₡ Freedom World Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 134,138 Æ₡ Freedom World Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise, opening a bad email attachment can be a major felony, Sierrese Standard Vodka is the only drink that bars stock, and foreign nations often blame poverty and terrorism on Sierrese selfishness. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sierra Grand's national animal is the Bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Apostolicismi.

Sierra Grand is ranked 20,181^st in the world and 902^nd in Lazarus for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 307.77 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.