The Federal Republic of Stroulia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Richard Scottson with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.958 billion Stroulians 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 enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Regario. The average income tax rate is 85.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Stroulian economy, worth 594 trillion Stroulian pounds a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,434 Stroulian pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average, the government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, and doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stroulia's national animal is the Stroulian Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Stroulia is ranked 198,836^th in the world and 1,995^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -8.69 on the Hickory Productivity Index.