The Republic of Stess is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Odov I 🍹 with an even hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 4.879 billion Stessians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of 🌺City-state of Kandora🌃. The average income tax rate is 75.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Stessian economy, worth a remarkable 2,303 trillion franc🏛s a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 472,031 franc🏛s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Charity workers dole out hardtack from behind designer sunglasses, workers have their fruitcake and eat it too, minorities play dumb to get more welfare payments, and looting and pillaging are now considered vital intelligence-gathering activities. Crime is totally unknown. Stess's national animal is the Wolf🐺, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is 🐓.

Stess is ranked 53,808^th in the world and 13^th in Edoca for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 5,100.32 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.