The Skototropist Saplings of Styrax is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Kendall Wispa-Kiive with a fair hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, anti-smoking policies, and vat-grown people. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.757 billion Styraxians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arborview. The average income tax rate is 42.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Styraxian economy, worth 136 trillion shiny green things a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 77,683 shiny green things, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, Kendall Wispa-Kiive has just been declared ruler of Styrax in an international press conference, exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, and handling people's data is proving an immersive experience. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Styrax's national animal is the bribe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Styrax is ranked 48,203^rd in the world and 119^th in Forest for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 187.06 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.