The Confederate Community of Grestovia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Supreme President of Grestovia with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, vat-grown people, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 5.284 billion Grestovians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grestburg. The average income tax rate is 63.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Grestovian economy, worth 825 trillion Grests a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 156,216 Grests, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The army consists of only generals and grunts, Grestovia recently hosted the least successful trade negotiations since The Phantom Menace, the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event, and the sanitised and dull music festivals of Grestovia are famed for their reasonable volume levels. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grestovia's national animal is the Scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Grestovia is ranked 276,640^th in the world and 1,262^nd in Europe for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -10.3 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.