The Democratic Republic of Stratonesia is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Voomy Ngiyes Kalamaroa with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.329 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 687 trillion credits a year, is fairly 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 206,460 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Movie producers send film critics wads of cash in their morning newspapers in anticipation of gushing praise, terrified tympanists are finding themselves on the front lines armed only with kettledrums, group hugs break out during floor votes, and the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong. 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 13,362^nd in the world and 323^rd in the Rejected Realms for Highest Poor Incomes, with 110,135.21 Standard Monetary Units.