The Constitutional Monarchy of Smallstan is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Carter Smalls with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 5.145 billion Smallstanis enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Smallsopolis. The average income tax rate is 77.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Smallstanian economy, worth 421 trillion Gold Standard Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is 81,958 Gold Standard Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no 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 government subsidizes those who produce the worst results, unwary hikers climbing the bluffs of Mount Smallsopolis make great practice for foreign snipers, and woefully uninformed voters cast their ballots at random. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Smallstan's national animal is the Cheetah, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Smallstan is ranked 311,827^th in the world and 1^st in Carternia for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -8.85 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.