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The images, visual line (by Jérà´me Letué) and soundtrack are carefully crafted to depict the Groland characters as driven by greed and luxure.Notable Groland citizens: President Salengro; News anchor Jules-Édouard Moustic; Journalist Francis Kuntz; Former investigative journalist Michael KaelNotable honorary Groland citizens: José Bové syndicalist and altermundialist; Valérie Lemercier; Aki Kaurismà¤ki; Noà«l Godin; The puppet of Jacques Chirac from the Canal+ show Les Guignols de l'info; Yannick Jolin; and Michael Moore.

This visual evolution reflects a more profound come-back of the programme to its original inspiration: depicting Groland as a character who by the voice of its various and colourful citizens embodies the hidden face of the French society.

The country remained neutral during World War I, and was famous for being a haven for soldiers on leave, with its cheap alcohol and prostitutes.

The show associated with the country (Bienvenue au Groland).The landlocked nation is described as a ‘presipality’ (a neologism made from "principality" and "president"), and its main regions are: Upper Groland (le Groland-du-Haut), Side Groland (le Groland-de-Cà´té), Lower Groland (le Groland-du-bas), and Other Side Groland (Groland-de-l'Autre-Cà´té).

During World War II, the country's leadership collaborated with the Nazi occupier; the government engaged in policies of persecution and deportation of Jews and homosexuals.

This form of black humour that prohibits puns is the essence and the main differenciator of this programme which has no equivalent in the Paysage Audiovisuel Franà§ais (French Multimedia Landscape) also known as PAF.A deeper scrutiny of the situations and narrative style of Groland star presenter Jules-Edouard Moustic would reveal a clear Rabelais influence in Groland.