The Democratic Republic of Stratonesia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Voomy Ngiyes Kalamaroa with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.361 billion Stratonesians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gudaville. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Stratonesian economy, worth 699 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 208,145 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

It is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs, one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, promising seven years of bad luck leads to seven years of community service, and the request to "give us our daily bread" can only be fulfilled six days out of seven. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stratonesia's national animal is the python, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Deunamism.

Stratonesia is ranked 145,598^th in the world and 3,514^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 823.19 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.