The Holy Empire of Stankon is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Ca᷇ Ni᷄k̶t with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, anti-smoking policies, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 1.883 billion Stankonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Po᷇k̶o᷄. The average income tax rate is 82.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Stankonian economy, worth 288 trillion Stanmons a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 153,439 Stanmons, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Shipping canals are a bit like unimaginative cheese shops -- filled with debris, Po᷇k̶o᷄ Preparatory School for the Exceedingly Wealthy's basketball team is having a few off-years, nerds everywhere are rejoicing as they are reunited with their computers, and breastfeeding mothers are replacing smokers to loiter outside the workplace. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stankon's national animal is the Salmon, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Islam.

Stankon is ranked 321,435^th in the world and 92^nd in Der Leibwache for Nicest Citizens, with 0.4 average smiles per day.