The Republic of Republic of Stein is a massive, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, ritual sacrifices, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.103 billion Republic of Steinians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 61.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Republic of Steinian economy, worth 97.0 trillion Ducats a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,922 Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

The statue in the Anderson Plaza has a solar panel for a hat, many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses, children who refuse to share their crayons are arrested, and fixing attendance at women's matches is a matter of "when they go low, we go high... funding". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republic of Stein's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Republic of Stein is ranked 78,344^th in the world and 583^rd in Novaya Zemlya for Highest Average Incomes, with 87,922.2 Standard Monetary Units.