The Working and Mercantile Sneks of Strala is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Ya Yingtan with an iron fist, and renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, anti-smoking policies, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 13.205 billion Stralans 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 Education, Law & Order, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Somewhere. The average income tax rate is 99.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Stralan economy, worth a remarkable 4,232 trillion Denarii a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 320,521 Denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A new "thought police" branch is being developed, military spending is on the increase, the endangered saltwater humpback Dragon is only seen in captivity programs, and sentient AIs face their watery graves with a fixed smile. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Strala's national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is God Snek.

Strala is ranked 923^rd in the world and 36^th in the Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 285,439.13 Standard Monetary Units.