The Democratic Republic of Stadacon is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 10.149 billion Stadaconians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 68.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Stadaconian economy, worth a remarkable 1,746 trillion stads a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 172,040 stads, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves, students do more community service than homework, anti-vacs campaigners claim the government is inserting weird devices into their bodies, and trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stadacon's national animal is the Snowy owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Stadacon is ranked 15,795^th in the world and 413^th in The East Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,194.7 pounds of wildlife per square mile.