The Incorporated States of Stapleshocker178 is a very large, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 404 million Staplians 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 enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 58.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Stapleshocker178ian economy, worth 7.93 trillion Staples a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 19,636 Staples, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and all footpaths have tollbooths. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stapleshocker178's national animal is the Introvert.

Stapleshocker178 is ranked 134,284^th in the world and 10^th in ADR Multiverse for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 541.84 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.