The United Republic of Stralfcyde is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Laura Sky with an even hand, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, humorless, devout population of 3.082 billion Stralfcydians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capa City. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Stralfcydian economy, worth 364 trillion Stralf Pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 118,149 Stralf Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Busy commuters no longer hear the cries of "I want some more!" on the nation's streets, Stralfcydian politicians spend a lot of time praising East Lebatuckese policies these days, blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, and vehicular homicide by Stralfcydian ambassadors is a leading cause of death throughout the world's capital cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stralfcyde's national animal is the Stralf Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Jacouba.

Stralfcyde is ranked 259,577^th in the world and 6,168^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 43.04 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.