The United States of Erwo Stal is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Perseus with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 13.948 billion Erwo Stalians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Atlanta. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Erwo Stalian economy, worth a remarkable 3,034 trillion Dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 217,581 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, politicians who vacation in East Lebatuck lose their jobs upon their return, and all the playground's a stage for Erwo Stalian schoolchildren. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Erwo Stal's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Eagleism.

Erwo Stal is ranked 1,977^th in the world and 72^nd in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 21,368.63 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.