The Fiefdom of Stout is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic, devout population of 1.302 billion Stouts love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 36.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Stout economy, worth 57.8 trillion silver stags a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 44,406 silver stags, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, a major religion has been named as Stout's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Stout in an international press conference, and Stout has designated Stout City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stout's national animal is the elk, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Stout is ranked 43,544^th in the world and 6^th in North for Nicest Citizens, with 18.02 average smiles per day.