The Democratic Republic of Stigrey is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.135 billion Stigreyians 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 78.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Stigreyian economy, worth 256 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 120,304 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar, Stigreyian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, the military invades any neighboring nation with the gall to criticize its policies, and among slaves 'bastard' is an honorific rather than an insult. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Stigrey's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Stigrey is ranked 44,229^th in the world and 254^th in Europeia for Highest Average Incomes, with 120,304.39 Standard Monetary Units.