The Grant of Cantabrica is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Lamberto Bartellone with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 23.963 billion Cantabris are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Sbaccio. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.0%.

The very strong Cantabric economy, worth a remarkable 1,148 trillion livroes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 47,940 livroes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 146,448 per year while the poor average 12,163, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Cantabrica has designated San Sbaccio as its capital city, Lamberto Bartellone has just been declared ruler of Cantabrica in an international press conference, and Roman Catholicism has been named as Cantabrica's national religion. Crime is a problem. Cantabrica's national animal is the eagle and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Cantabrica is ranked 124,679^th in the world and 24^th in Grant for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.