The Queen's Colony of Strongwill is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Patrick Jameson with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, pith helmet sales, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.542 billion Strongwillians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paxton City. The average income tax rate is 75.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Strongwillian economy, worth 380 trillion Weights a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 149,636 Weights, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government has been criticized for giving away Strongwill's territory to anyone who claims it, a paperwork error has naval privateers being directed to attack land-locked nations, citizens re-mortgage their homes to buy lottery tickets, and arms manufacturers and mild-mannered journalists have been outed as superheroes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Strongwill's national animal is the Arnold, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Lifting.

Strongwill is ranked 7,789^th in the world and 434^th in Lazarus for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 5,185.41 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.