The House of Balloons of GridLand Empire is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Jermaine Tesfaye with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, prohibition of alcohol, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.807 billion Gridians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dreamville. The average income tax rate is 66.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Gridlandian economy, worth 502 trillion haloes a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 104,537 haloes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The roundel of the Gridlandian Air Force has become an internationally recognized symbol of destruction, tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants, card players are calling the government's bluff on anti-gambling legislation, and the nation's mettle is about to be tested. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. GridLand Empire's national animal is the Owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Elmorism.

GridLand Empire is ranked 310,057^th in the world and 5,428^th in The North Pacific for Most Pacifist, with 6.08 cheeks turned per day.