The United Socialist States of SotoHernandezGrad is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 116 million SotoHernandezGradians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 47.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient SotoHernandezGradian economy, worth 4.48 trillion Dollars a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,601 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Birth rates have hit an all-time low, hairdressers are forced to use all the tricks of the trade after citizens became required to wear helmets at all times, the seventh son of a seventh son is fated to be a millionaire, and doctors accused of having no heart reply that cardiology isn't their speciality. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SotoHernandezGrad's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

SotoHernandezGrad is ranked 18,918^th in the world and 830^th in The North Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 101.6 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.