The Republic of SmokeyStack is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Smokey with an iron fist, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.355 billion SmokeyStackians 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 enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 87.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming SmokeyStackian economy, worth 398 trillion Stacks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 118,682 Stacks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The nation operates a "finders-keepers" policy with other nations' citizens, 'To Regulate And Beyond' is the unofficial motto of the SmokeyStackian Space Agency, twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes, and supermarkets must refund spoilt milk even six months after the sale. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SmokeyStack's national animal is the Stackian, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

SmokeyStack is ranked 23,976^th in the world and 756^th in the South Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 902.61 pounds of wildlife per square mile.