The Democratic States of The Greylands is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its national health service, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 674 million Greylandsians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 72.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Greylandsian economy, worth 58.0 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,092 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Anti-government web sites are springing up, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, holiday light displays just aren't the same without seizure-inducing strobe effects, and being dead no longer has any benefits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Greylands's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Greylands is ranked 73,380^th in the world and 2,123^rd in The North Pacific for Most Stationary, with 124.2948510068 Days.