The Well-Informed Citizens of Stanistani is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Chief Bureaucrat with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 17.574 billion Stanistanians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veritas. The average income tax rate is 74.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Stanistanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,668 trillion Truths a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 94,946 Truths, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Third world countries are rich in "I Love Veritas" t-shirts, drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking, families burn The Chief Bureaucrat's latest official photograph to keep warm, and court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stanistani's national animal is the Benrie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Stanistani is ranked 12,406^th in the world and 19^th in Eientei Gensokyo for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,595.64 on the Clooney Contribution Index.