The Grand Duchy of Strelitz is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Grand Duke Alexander zu Mecklenburg with an even hand, and renowned for its aversion to nipples, pith helmet sales, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, devout population of 960 million Strelitzers are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neustrelitz. The average income tax rate is 55.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Strelitzian economy, worth 132 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,098 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, the hardest thing for a mining operation to dig through is government red tape, and escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Strelitz's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Strelitz is ranked 34,575^th in the world and 897^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.85 law-abiding acts per hour.