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“Efficiency, Security, Justice”

The Democratic Republic of Stianlaand is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, cynical population of 10.412 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Law & Order, although Education and Defence are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

Postmen have been arrested in job lots for selling junk mail as home insulation, a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, houses and businesses are bulldozed to make way for ever-expanding cemeteries, and the roads are virtually falling apart. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stianlaand's national animal is the lynx, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the sti.

Stianlaand is ranked 2nd in the region and 48,139th in the world for Rudest Citizens.