The Republic of Stream Island is a titanic, orderly nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, parental licensing program, and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 11.787 billion Stream Islandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 69.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Stream Islandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,540 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 130,673 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Parole hearings come with a complimentary ten-year extension, Leader lights cigars with a hundred-Euro bill, most farmers are indentured to agrochemical conglomerates, and powerful x-ray machines used by the Customs Department can see into the homes of nearby residents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stream Island's national animal is the Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Stream Island is ranked 166,839^th in the world and 311^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,120.96 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.