The Democratic States of Gridlands WA puppet state is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 356 million Friendshiesms are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 43.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Gridlands WA puppet statean economy, worth 12.6 trillion Yggdrassils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 35,255 Yggdrassils, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gridlands WA puppet state's national animal is the Rhyo Karuna, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gridlands WA puppet state is ranked 200,474^th in the world and 4,697^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 40.62 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.