The United States of Stardawg is a small, socially progressive nation, notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 26 million Stardawgians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 23.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Stardawgian economy, worth 1.05 trillion fleebs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,516 fleebs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The dwindling faithful in the nation make expensive pilgrimages to the remaining places of worship, swings are now more popular than see-saws in children's playgrounds, many whiskies taste suspiciously like automobile radiators, and small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome. Crime is well under control. Stardawg's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Stardawg is ranked 189,975^th in the world and 250^th in Refugia for Largest Soda Pop Sector, scoring -2.45 on the Addison-Fukk Productivity Rating.