The Most Divine Covenwealth of Staidear is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Verity Sarah Avery with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, humorless, devout population of 13.757 billion hillfolk have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eld Veritas. The average income tax rate is 95.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Staidish economy, worth a remarkable 3,237 trillion Staidish Chestnuts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 235,308 Staidish Chestnuts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Verity Sarah Avery's iHouse is so intelligent that it manages its own social media accounts, army doctors who come under attack defend themselves by using stethoscopes like nunchaku, armed war-criminals gain asylum if deemed 'fabulous' enough, and friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Staidear's national animal is the Staidish panda, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Fellowship.

Staidear is ranked 254,559^th in the world and 242^nd in Declansburg for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -7.75 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.