The Democratic States of Gridlands WA puppet state is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 288 million Friendshiesms are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 39.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Gridlands WA puppet statean economy, worth 9.00 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 31,256 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 159,868^th in the world and 3,523^rd in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 498.56 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.