The Empire of Stiggathon is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Orcus Octavius with an iron fist, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, anti-smoking policies, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.43 billion Romans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rome. The average income tax rate is 76.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Roman economy, worth 887 trillion Denaris 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. 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 200,446 Denaris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute, schoolkids say that the air doesn't taste like wee-wee any more, colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great Roman Liberator", and foreign leaders who don't applaud Orcus Octavius's speeches are regarded as enemies of Stiggathon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stiggathon's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Stiggathon is ranked 7,920^th in the world and 425^th in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7,358.97 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.