The Glorious Evolution of Sthalrim is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Kaiser Wilhelm with an iron fist, and renowned for its aversion to nipples, digital currency, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 6.395 billion Iron Lords are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Industry are also considered important, while Welfare and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zaun. The average income tax rate is 93.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sthalrimian economy, worth a remarkable 3,262 trillion Iron Medallions a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 510,145 Iron Medallions, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

If you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise, enemy agents are generally eliminated with extreme prejudice, Kaiser Wilhelm shot first, and the roundel of the Sthalrimian Air Force has become an internationally recognized symbol of destruction. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sthalrim's national animal is the Iron Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Iron Banner.

Sthalrim is ranked 233,432^nd in the world and 7,908^th in the South Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 6 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.