The Borderlands of -Steele- is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Commandant Steele with an iron fist, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 6.481 billion -Steele-ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 43.0%.

The all-consuming -Steele-ian economy, worth 588 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,870 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Students cut up leftover Dollars during Arts and Crafts, business ambassadors offer bong tokes to foreign leaders, fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal, and there's a bright dawn ahead for -Steele-. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Steele-'s national animal is the Rakk Hive, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Steele- is ranked 50,766^th in the world and 66^th in Shadow Realms for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 5,317.47 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.