The Mad King of Hell of The Stalker is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Mad King of Hell with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, frequent executions, and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.924 billion Damned Souls have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Spirituality, Industry, and Environment are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hell. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Damned to Hell economy, worth a remarkable 9,750 trillion Souls a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, Trout Farming, and Retail. Average income is a breathtaking 700,284 Souls, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,593,119 per year while the poor average 133,166, a ratio of 19.5 to 1.

Strange men lingering in offices distributing television sets is a basis for a system of government, street gangs rule most of the nation's major cities, the media have begun calling the government treasury "The Mad King of Hell's stash", and the new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods". Crime is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. The Stalker's national animal is the White Rabbit, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Discordianism.

The Stalker is ranked 102,699^th in the world and 31^st in Hell for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 136.52 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.