The District of Stoltenhoff is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by proctor with a fair hand, and notable for its irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 9.552 billion Stoltenhoffians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. The average income tax rate is 8.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Stoltenhoffian economy, worth 275 trillion aurums a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,867 aurums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Euthanasia is legal, Stoltenhoff has designated District City as its capital city, Proctor has just been declared ruler of Stoltenhoff in an international press conference, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Stoltenhoff's national animal is the bovina, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Stoltenhoff is ranked 134,004^th in the world and 1^st in Hamiltonia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 71.76 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.