The Most Serene Republic of STL Here is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-working population of 415 million STL Hereans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 27.6%.

The STL Herean economy, worth 16.8 trillion Estrogens a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,502 Estrogens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours, tardiness has increased after carpooling was classified as a criminal offense, kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named", and STL Here has designated STL Here City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. STL Here's national animal is the Double-Headed Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

STL Here is ranked 76,585^th in the world and 3^rd in Bituminous Coal for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,001.38 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.