The Federal Republic of Stroulia is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Maddison Goddard with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.372 billion Stroulians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Regario. The average income tax rate is 92.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Stroulian economy, worth a remarkable 1,385 trillion Stroulian pounds a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,099 Stroulian pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Both criminals and civilians are DOA, nations that kill a Stroulian can expect a strongly worded letter, small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome, and primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stroulia's national animal is the Stroulian Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Stroulia is ranked 6,546^th in the world and 125^th in 10000 Islands for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 57.82 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.