The Symphonic Republic of Stradivarius is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Antonio Stradivari with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 827 million Stradivarians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Welfare, Healthcare, and Administration are also considered important, while Defense receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cremona. The average income tax rate is 38.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Stradivarian economy, worth 70.4 trillion soldoes a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,136 soldoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop, the legislature keeps promising "more study" of corruption allegations against the parliamentary whip system, parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list, and childhood friends of Antonio Stradivari are living it large abroad at the taxpayers' expense. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Stradivarius's national animal is the violin beetle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Stradivarius is ranked 36,335^th in the world and 215^th in Europeia for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 1,703.08 on the Societal Mobility Rating.