The Constitutional Monarchy of Sterkistan is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Emilia Viinanen with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate population of 21.879 billion Sterks 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vetstuna. The average income tax rate is 91.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sterkian economy, worth a remarkable 3,788 trillion Perkas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 173,174 Perkas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Surgical tape has taken on a distinctly red color, factories grind to a halt every time there is an election, wars of expansion are described as "peacekeeping operations", and nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sterkistan's national animal is the Albutra Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Ostarism.

Sterkistan is ranked 7,075^th in the world and 3^rd in Coalition of Crown Albatross for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 11,774.51 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.